VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-19826

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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

Weakness classification

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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