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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

ReDOS in IS-SVG

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Description

A vulnerability was discovered in IS-SVG version 4.3.1 and below where a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) occurs if the application is provided and checks a crafted invalid SVG string.

Recommendation

Update the is-svg package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): >= 2.1.0, < 4.3.0
  • Patched version(s): 4.3.0

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