Cattown is Vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption through Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Overview
A security review of the Cattown identified multiple weaknesses that could potentially impact its stability and security.
Affected Versions
- All versions below 1.0.2
Description of Vulnerabilities
- CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity The package used regular expressions with inefficient, potentially exponential worst-case complexity. This can cause excessive CPU usage due to excessive backtracking on crafted inputs, potentially leading to denial of service.
- CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Resource Exhaustion) The package was vulnerable to resource exhaustion, where processing malicious inputs could cause high CPU or memory usage, potentially leading to denial of service.
Impact
- Trigger excessive CPU consumption leading to denial of service
- Cause resource exhaustion affecting service availability
- Bypass protection mechanisms causing unexpected or insecure behavior
Resolution
These vulnerabilities have been fixed in version 1.0.2 of the Cattown. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this version to mitigate the risks.
Recommendations
- Upgrade to Cattown version 1.0.2 or later as soon as possible.
- Review and restrict input sources if untrusted inputs are processed.
Acknowledgments
The issues were proactively identified through CodeQL static analysis.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | cattown | < 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
Referencias
- https://github.com/IEatUranium238/Cattown/security/advisories/GHSA-455v-w7r9-3vv9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58451
- https://github.com/IEatUranium238/Cattown/commit/70c2a28fb7dc520cfb7e401e0e141bff3dd26ead
- https://github.com/IEatUranium238/Cattown
- https://github.com/IEatUranium238/Cattown/releases/tag/security
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/cattown
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-1333, CWE-400- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
cattown- Publicada
- 09.09.2025
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-455v-w7r9-3vv9 - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: cattown
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