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CVE-2021-27290 (GCVE-0-2021-27290)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-12 21:47 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:48
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Summary
ssri 5.2.2-8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.1, processes SRIs using a regular expression which is vulnerable to a denial of service. Malicious SRIs could take an extremely long time to process, leading to denial of service. This issue only affects consumers using the strict option.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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