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ALPINE-CVE-2018-7158
ALPINE-CVE-2018-7158
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
The `'path'` module in the Node.js 4.x release line contains a potential regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vector. The code in question was replaced in Node.js 6.x and later so this vulnerability only impacts all versions of Node.js 4.x. The regular expression, `splitPathRe`, used within the `'path'` module for the various path parsing functions, including `path.dirname()`, `path.extname()` and `path.parse()` was structured in such a way as to allow an attacker to craft a string, that when passed through one of these functions, could take a significant amount of time to evaluate, potentially leading to a full denial of service.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | nodejs | 8.9.3-r1, 0, 4.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 6.11.1-r2, 6.9.4-r1, 6.9.5-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | nodejs | 4.4.3-r0, 0, 4.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | nodejs | 6.9.1-r0, 0, 6.9.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | nodejs | 6.11.5-r0, 6.11.3-r0, 6.11.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | nodejs | 8.9.3-r1, 0, 4.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | nodejs | 4.5.0-r0, 6.10.0-r0, 6.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | nodejs | 6.11.5-r0, 0, 4.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | nodejs | 6.11.2-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | nodejs | 4.4.3-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | nodejs | 0, 0, 4.4.3-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | nodejs | 6.9.1-r0, 6.9.1-r1, 6.9.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | nodejs | 4.4.3-r0, 6.9.4-r0, 6.9.4-r1 |
Timeline
- May 17, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 9, 2026 CVE Updated