ansi2html is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in
Published May 31, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.15%
Description
ansi2html is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in.
Affected products
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- Version All versionsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | Ansi2html Node Module | n/a |
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- 0.0.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
ansi2html
npm
Introduced 0.0.0 Fixed not fixed
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | ansi2html | 0.0.0 | not fixed |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 65.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 62.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00334) | 54.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 48.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00123) | 45.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 43.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2v2-7rcg-2ch7 Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/51 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9239
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/51
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2v2-7rcg-2ch7 | Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/51 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9239 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/51 |
Change history (0)
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