VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-36313

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-07-21
Last modified2026-10-07
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

Weakness classification

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

Primary references