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  1. High, CVSS 7.5npmAmendedPublished

    printf vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

    CVE-2021-23354 · GHSA-xfhp-gmh8-r8v2

    Affected
    • npm printf < 0.6.1
    Fixed in
    0.6.1· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    The package printf before 0.6.1 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex string in lib/printf.js. The vulnerable regular expression has cubic worst-case time complexity.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.6.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:osv.dev (1)github.com (2)Source checked Evidence →