Denial of service (DoS) in fast-string-search
Priority LOW 35CWE-682Published · 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 · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
All versions of package fast-string-search are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when computations are incorrect for non-string inputs. One can cause the V8 to attempt reading from non-permitted locations and cause a segmentation fault due to the violation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01231 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | fast-string-search | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | fast-string-search (npm) | up to 1.4.3 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4263-q746-94mw |
- fast-string-search Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- fast-string-search (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.4.3 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4263-q746-94mw
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:fast_string_search_project:fast_string_search:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Fast String Search Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:fast_string_search_project:fast_string_search:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Fast String Search Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
fast-string-search unspecified
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-09434 Out-of-bounds read in fast-string-searchPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4263-q746-94mw
References
More Fast String Search Project Fast String Search vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09434 Out-of-bounds read in fast-string-search CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-22138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4263-q746-94mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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