{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540","details":"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.","modified":"2026-01-30T02:04:19.371608Z","published":"2018-05-31T20:29:00Z","related":["USN-4783-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2016-10540"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10540"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/118"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10540"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4783-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"node-minimatch","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["0.2.11-1","0.2.12-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"node-minimatch","binary_version":"0.2.12-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540.json"}},{"package":{"name":"node-minimatch","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-minimatch@1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]}],"versions":["1.0.0-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"node-minimatch","binary_version":"1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}