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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.813481
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Node.js 'path' Module Regular Expression Denial-of-Service Vulnerability - Mac OS X
Summary:Node.js is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Node.js is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to a structure error in
the regular expression 'splitPathRe' used within the 'path' module for the various
path parsing functions, including path.dirname(), path.extname() and path.parse()

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to conduct denial of service attack.

Affected Software/OS:
Node.js versions 4.x prior to 4.9.0

Solution:
Upgrade to Node.js version 4.9.0 or later. Please see the references for more information.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-7158
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