WS-2018-0236 (Medium) detected in mem-1.1.0.tgz - autoclosed

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WS-2018-0236 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - mem-1.1.0.tgz

Memoize functions - An optimization used to speed up consecutive function calls by caching the result of calls with identical input

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/mem/-/mem-1.1.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: shipengine-request/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: shipengine-request/node_modules/npm/node_modules/mem/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• semantic-release-15.13.15.tgz (Root Library)
  • npm-5.1.7.tgz
    • npm-6.9.0.tgz
      • libnpx-10.2.0.tgz
        • yargs-11.0.0.tgz
          • os-locale-2.1.0.tgz
            • ❌ mem-1.1.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d8a1f6ca5adcdcd9d8d763995b9640d6ec31364b

Vulnerability Details

In nodejs-mem before version 4.0.0 there is a memory leak due to old results not being removed from the cache despite reaching maxAge. Exploitation of this can lead to exhaustion of memory and subsequent denial of service.

Publish Date: 2018-08-27

URL: WS-2018-0236

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1623744

Release Date: 2019-05-30

Fix Resolution: 4.0.0

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.