CVE-2018-19826 (Medium) detected in node-sassv4.13.1

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CVE-2018-19826 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-sassv4.13.1

🌈 Node.js bindings to libsass

Library home page: https://github.com/sass/node-sass.git

Found in HEAD commit: 1bdaed2a9f64ddf36c63561f57b069a67d0d77a7

Found in base branch: next

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/node_modules/node-sass/src/libsass/src/inspect.cpp

Vulnerability Details

In inspect.cpp in LibSass 3.5.5, a high memory footprint caused by an endless loop (containing a Sass::Inspect::operator()(Sass::String_Quoted*) stack frame) may cause a Denial of Service via crafted sass input files with stray '&' or '/' characters. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate this issue is closed as "won't fix" and "works as intended" by design

Publish Date: 2018-12-03

URL: CVE-2018-19826

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

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