CVE-2018-19826 (Medium) detected in node-sassv4.14.1

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CVE-2018-19826 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - node-sassv4.14.1

:rainbow: Node.js bindings to libsass

Library home page: https://github.com/sass/node-sass.git

Found in HEAD commit: 2e9d597fe70064b9c61d9203c8a93a380a667238

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/node_modules/node-sass/src/libsass/src/inspect.cpp

Vulnerability Details

In inspect.cpp in LibSass 3.5.5, a high memory footprint caused by an endless loop (containing a Sass::Inspect::operator()(Sass::String_Quoted*) stack frame) may cause a Denial of Service via crafted sass input files with stray '&' or '/' characters. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate this issue is closed as "won't fix" and "works as intended" by design

Publish Date: 2018-12-03

URL: CVE-2018-19826

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: Required - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

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