QID 980385

QID 980385: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for detect-character-encoding (GHSA-jqfh-8hw5-fqjr)

Security update has been released for detect-character-encoding to fix the vulnerability.

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In detect-character-encoding v0.6.0 and earlier, data matching no charset causes the Node.js process to crash.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

The problem has been patched in [detect-character-encoding v0.7.0](https://github.com/sonicdoe/detect-character-encoding/releases/tag/v0.7.0).

Vendor References

GHSA-jqfh-8hw5-fqjr - github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqfh-8hw5-fqjr

CVEs related to QID 980385

CVE-2021-39157 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-jqfh-8hw5-fqjr	detect-character-encoding		github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqfh-8hw5-fqjr

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