CVE-2016-10540

HIGH

minimatch < 3.0.1 - Regular Expression Denial of Service via Pattern Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/118

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0174
EPSS Percentile 74.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-400
Status published
Products (2)
minimatch_project/minimatch < 3.0.1
npm/minimatch 0 - 3.0.2npm
Published May 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026