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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-6377 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mhxj-85r3-2x55 file-type vulnerable to Infinite Loop via malformed MKV file
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-03T10:00:04.274Z

Reserved: 2022-07-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-36313

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-07-21T16:15:09.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:12:45.740

Link: CVE-2022-36313

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-07-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-36313 - Bugzilla

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