CVE-2022-36313

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    CVE-2022-36313

    Published: 21 Jul 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

    References: https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4, https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3, https://www.npmjs.com/package/file-type, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/36xxx/CVE-2022-36313.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36313, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0005/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -b5fe3b9596711a42c0141d97a11e4f0fa5fcc7a0

    Affected versions

    v16.5.3
    v16.5.2
    v16.5.1
    v16.5.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2022-36313 | CVE-DB