Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)
A vulnerability was found in diff before v3.5.0, the affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | diff | < 3.5.0 | 3.5.0 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- npm
- Package
diff- Disclosed
- 13.06.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h6ch-v84p-w6p9 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: diff
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 06.2019 01.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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