CVE-2016-10540: hackerone minimatch node module Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-10540 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hackerone minimatch node module. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Duplicates 1Timeline
- 31-05-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.03 pp
From 1.76% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (nodesecurity.io)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- node-minimatch< 3.0.3-1
Hackerone1 product
- minimatch node module≤ 3.0.1
Minimatch_project1 product
- minimatch≤ 3.0.1
Npm1 product
- minimatch< 3.0.2
Ubuntu1 product
- node-minimatch< 0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | < 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
5 vendors · 5 products
