CVE-2016-10540 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in Minimatch versions 3.0.1 and earlier, a JavaScript utility for glob pattern matching. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted pattern, leading to a denial of service (DoS) due to excessive resource consumption. While rated as high severity (CVSS 7.5), there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools like Metasploit or Nuclei modules. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:minimatch_project:minimatch:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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