UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10540
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540
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Published
2018-05-31T20:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:44Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / node-minimatch

Package

Name
node-minimatch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

0.*

0.2.11-1
0.2.12-1

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"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / node-minimatch

Package

Name
node-minimatch
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "node-minimatch",
            "binary_version": "1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}