UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32723

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32723
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32723.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32723
Related
Published
2021-06-28T20:15:00Z
Modified
2025-04-23T15:02:09Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Prism is a syntax highlighting library. Some languages before 1.24.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS). When Prism is used to highlight untrusted (user-given) text, an attacker can craft a string that will take a very very long time to highlight. This problem has been fixed in Prism v1.24. As a workaround, do not use ASCIIDoc or ERB to highlight untrusted text. Other languages are not affected and can be used to highlight untrusted text.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / node-prismjs

Package

Name
node-prismjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-prismjs@1.11.0+dfsg-3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.11.0+dfsg-2
1.11.0+dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / node-prismjs

Package

Name
node-prismjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-prismjs@1.27.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.23.0+dfsg-1
1.25.0+dfsg-1
1.27.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.10 / node-prismjs

Package

Name
node-prismjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-prismjs@1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1?arch=source&distro=oracular

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / node-prismjs

Package

Name
node-prismjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-prismjs@1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}

Ubuntu:25.04 / node-prismjs

Package

Name
node-prismjs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-prismjs@1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.29.0+dfsg+~1.26.0-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}