Ubuntu update for node-trim-newlines

1) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU63709

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-33623

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform regular expression denial of service (ReDos) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package node-trim-newlines to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 18.04 - 20.04

node-trim-newlines (Ubuntu package): before 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:node-trim-newlines_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:

External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5999-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.