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 unresponsiv…
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 20:17:36 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2022-36313
PublishedAn 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.
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Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-835
Original publisher date fields
published: 2022-07-21T16:15:09.297
lastModified: 2026-10-07T19:17:30.503
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:sindresorhus:file-type:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
- Source published
- 21 Jul 2022 16:15:09 UTC
- Source modified
- 7 Oct 2026 19:17:30 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 20:17:36 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 · Secondary · 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H