ubuntu-cve-2016-10540
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-05-31 20:29
Modified
2025-07-18 16:43
Summary
Details

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. The primary function, minimatch(path, pattern) in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the pattern parameter.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-minimatch",
            "binary_version": "0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "node-minimatch",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.2.11-1",
        "0.2.12-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-minimatch",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "node-minimatch",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.0.0-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540",
  "modified": "2025-07-18T16:43:44Z",
  "published": "2018-05-31T20:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10540"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/118"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10540"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4783-1"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-4783-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2016-10540"
  ]
}



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