High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8854
CVE-2015-8854
Description
The marked package before 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "catastrophic backtracking issue for the em inline rule," aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
markednpm | < 0.3.4 | 0.3.4 |
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- nodesecurity.io/advisories/23nvdBroken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hjcp-j389-59ffghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO2RMVVZVV6NFTU46B5RYRK7ZCXYARZS/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6BJG6RGDH7ZWVVAUFBFI5L32RSMQN2S/nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8854ghsaADVISORY
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05052081nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/chjj/marked/issues/497ghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO2RMVVZVV6NFTU46B5RYRK7ZCXYARZSghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6BJG6RGDH7ZWVVAUFBFI5L32RSMQN2SghsaWEB
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05052081ghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/23ghsaWEB
- www.owasp.org/index.php/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoSghsaWEB
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