A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Color-String version 1.5.5 and below which occurs when the application is provided and checks a crafted invalid HWB string.
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CVE-2021-29060 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - color-string-1.5.3.tgz
Parser and generator for CSS color strings
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/color-string/-/color-string-1.5.3.tgz
Dependency Hierarchy: - build-angular-0.900.5.tgz (Root Library) - cssnano-4.1.10.tgz - cssnano-preset-default-4.0.7.tgz - postcss-colormin-4.0.3.tgz - color-3.1.2.tgz - :x: **color-string-1.5.3.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: bd19af551d149e2bce7801819589f1a69368d63a
Vulnerability Details
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) vulnerability was discovered in Color-String version 1.5.5 and below which occurs when the application is provided and checks a crafted invalid HWB string.
Publish Date: 2021-06-21
URL: CVE-2021-29060
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-257v-vj4p-3w2h
Release Date: 2021-06-21
Fix Resolution: color-string - 1.5.5
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