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GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55: file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file
An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.
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- CVE-2022-36313
file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file
Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 22, 2022 • Updated Jul 22, 2022
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Package
npm file-type (npm)
Affected versions
< 16.5.4
>= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3
Patched versions
16.5.4
17.1.3
Description
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An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.