CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8854

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The marked package before version 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a 'catastrophic backtracking issue for the em inline rule,' also known as a 'regular expression denial of service (ReDoS).'

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to overload the server, leading to decreased application performance and potential service unavailability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the marked package to version 0.3.4 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

The marked package before 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "catastrophic backtracking issue for the em inline rule," aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS