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GHSA-j533-2g8v-pmpg: Regular Expression Denial of Service in simple-markdown

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in simple-markdown 0.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file simple-markdown.js. The manipulation with the input <<<<<<<<<<:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/ leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.6.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220638 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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  1. GitHub Advisory Database
  2. GitHub Reviewed
  3. CVE-2019-25102

Regular Expression Denial of Service in simple-markdown

Low severity GitHub Reviewed Published Feb 12, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 14, 2023

Package

npm simple-markdown (npm)

Affected versions

< 0.6.1

Description

Last updated

Feb 14, 2023

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database

Feb 12, 2023

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Feb 12, 2023

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CVE-2019-25102

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in simple-markdown 0.6.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file simple-markdown.js. The manipulation with the input <<<<<<<<<<:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/:/ leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.6.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 015a719bf5cdc561feea05500ecb3274ef609cd2. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-220638 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.