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WS-2018-0236 (Medium) detected in mem-1.1.0.tgz #584

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WS-2018-0236 (Medium) detected in mem-1.1.0.tgz #584

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WS-2018-0236 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - mem-1.1.0.tgz

Memoize functions - An optimization used to speed up consecutive function calls by caching the result of calls with identical input

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/mem/-/mem-1.1.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /Emendare/client/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /tmp/git/Emendare/server/node_modules/mem/package.json,/tmp/git/Emendare/server/node_modules/mem/package.json,/tmp/git/Emendare/server/node_modules/mem/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

  • jest-23.6.0.tgz (Root Library)
    • jest-cli-23.6.0.tgz
      • yargs-11.1.0.tgz
        • os-locale-2.1.0.tgz
          • ❌ mem-1.1.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: ad4d0db339356aacde314ee2e51f81591a252a1d

Vulnerability Details

In nodejs-mem before version 4.0.0 there is a memory leak due to old results not being removed from the cache despite reaching maxAge. Exploitation of this can lead to exhaustion of memory and subsequent denial of service.

Publish Date: 2019-05-30

URL: WS-2018-0236

CVSS 2 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics not available

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1623744

Release Date: 2019-05-30

Fix Resolution: 4.0.0

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fix: Update yargs to 14.2.0
dae65c6 
This fixes the mem security vulnerability (jimmyleray/Emendare#584).

The vulnerability only presents itself when showdown is used as a CLI; it is unlikely that this would have been exploitable.

Closes #738
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