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CVE-2022-36313 Details

Description

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3 CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0005/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/package/file-type CVEProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4 [email protected]Release NotesThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sindresorhus file-type
< 16.5.4
>= 17.0.0, < 17.1.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2022-36313
NVD Published Date:
Jul 21, 2022
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2022-36313 Details - Not Deferred