ubuntu-cve-2022-25883
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-06-21 05:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:55
Summary
Details

Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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          {
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            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1"
          },
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            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.0-2",
        "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
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          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
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    {
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      "package": {
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      },
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        }
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      ]
    },
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@7.1.3-1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "6.3.0-2",
        "7.1.1-2",
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    },
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      "package": {
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        "name": "node-semver",
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      },
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      ],
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        "7.3.5+~7.3.8-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-semver",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@7.5.4+~7.5.0-2?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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      ]
    },
    {
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          {
            "binary_name": "node-semver",
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        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@7.6.1+~7.5.8-2?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
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            {
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          ],
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-semver",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-semver",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@7.6.1+~7.5.8-2?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "7.6.1+~7.5.8-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Versions of the package semver before 7.5.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the function new Range, when untrusted user data is provided as a range.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-25883",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T14:55:54Z",
  "published": "2023-06-21T05:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-25883"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/717534ee353682f3bcf33e60a8af4292626d4441"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/internal/re.js%23L138"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-SEMVER-3247795"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/internal/re.js%23L160"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-semver/blob/main/classes/range.js%23L97-L104"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/npm/node-semver/pull/564"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25883"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2022-25883"
  ]
}



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