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Security checkJanuary 15, 2026

devalue vulnerable to denial of service due to memory/CPU exhaustion in devalue.parse

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Description

Certain inputs can cause devalue.parse to consume excessive CPU time and/or memory, potentially leading to denial of service in systems that parse input from untrusted sources. This affects applications using devalue.parse on externally-supplied data.

Recommendation

Update the devalue package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 5.1.0, < 5.6.2
  • Patched version(s): 5.6.2

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