CVE-2023-22484 (GCVE-0-2023-22484)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-23 22:42 – Updated: 2025-03-10 21:20
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EPSS
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Title
Inefficient Quadratic complexity bug in handle_pointy_brace may lead to a denial of service
Summary
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Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-10 21:01 UTC
Assigner
References
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