CVE-2018-19826

moderate-risk
Published 2018-12-03

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

Do I need to act?

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0.43% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Sass-Lang

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2781
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/sass/libsass/issues/2781
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal