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Debian: CVE-2018-13863: node-mongodb -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2018-13863: node-mongodb -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/10/2018
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

The MongoDB bson JavaScript module (also known as js-bson) versions 0.5.0 to 1.0.x before 1.0.5 is vulnerable to a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in lib/bson/decimal128.js. The flaw is triggered when the Decimal128.fromString() function is called to parse a long untrusted string.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-node-mongodb

References

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