The string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0267 The string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp Regular Expression Denial of Service in string package
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T19:35:06.187Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-16116

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:02.863

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:15:51.160

Link: CVE-2017-16116

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