CVE-2018-19826 (GCVE-0-2018-19826)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-03 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:44 Disputed
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In inspect.cpp in LibSass 3.5.5, a high memory footprint caused by an endless loop (containing a Sass::Inspect::operator()(Sass::String_Quoted*) stack frame) may cause a Denial of Service via crafted sass input files with stray '&' or '/' characters. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate this issue is closed as "won't fix" and "works as intended" by design
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-06-18 19:59 UTC
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2781 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2018-12-03 00:00
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