Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in trim-off-newlines
Priority LOW 28CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
All versions of package trim-off-newlines are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via string processing.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01927 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed trim-off-newlines (npm): 1.0.3Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | trim-off-newlines | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | trim-off-newlines (npm) | before 1.0.3 | 1.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-38fc-wpqx-33j7 |
- trim-off-newlines Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- trim-off-newlines (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.3 Fixed in 1.0.3 Patch available GHSA-38fc-wpqx-33j7
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:trim-off-newlines_project:trim-off-newlines:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 1.0.3 | Vulnerable | Trim-off-newlines Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:trim-off-newlines_project:trim-off-newlines:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.0.3 Vulnerable ·Trim-off-newlines Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-38fc-wpqx-33j7 trim-off-newlines (npm) Fixed in 1.0.3 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2022:4711 Released 2022-05-26 · Red Hat rating ModerateRHV Manager (ovirt-engine) [ovirt-4.5.0] security update
- RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 ovirt-engine-4.5.0.7-0.9.el8ev, ovirt-engine-backend-4.5.0.7-0.9.el8ev, ovirt-engine-dbscripts-4.5.0.7-0.9.el8ev +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:4711 |
Not affected: 3 products
- RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4
- Red Hat Directory Server 11
- Red Hat Virtualization 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-23425
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38fc-wpqx-33j7
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-23425 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-23425 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38fc-wpqx-33j7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-23425 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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