The trim-newlines package before 3.0.1 and 4.x before 4.0.1 for Node.js has an issue related to regular expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) for the .end() method.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-5999-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that trim-newlines incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system     were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue     to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-33623)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3247 advisory.

  - The trim-newlines package before 3.0.1 and 4.x before 4.0.1 for Node.js has an issue related to regular     expression denial-of-service (ReDoS) for the .end() method. (CVE-2021-33623)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2022:5555 advisory.

    The ovirt-engine package provides the Red Hat Virtualization Manager, a centralized management platform     that allows system administrators to view and manage virtual machines. The Manager provides a     comprehensive range of features including search capabilities, resource management, live migrations, and     virtual infrastructure provisioning.

    Security Fix(es):

    * nodejs-trim-newlines: ReDoS in .end() method (CVE-2021-33623)

    * apache-commons-compress: infinite loop when reading a specially crafted 7Z archive (CVE-2021-35515)

    * apache-commons-compress: excessive memory allocation when reading a specially crafted 7Z archive     (CVE-2021-35516)

    * apache-commons-compress: excessive memory allocation when reading a specially crafted TAR archive     (CVE-2021-35517)

    * apache-commons-compress: excessive memory allocation when reading a specially crafted ZIP archive     (CVE-2021-36090)

    * nodejs-ansi-regex: Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) matching ANSI escape codes     (CVE-2021-3807)

    * spring-expression: Denial of service via specially crafted SpEL expression (CVE-2022-22950)

    * semantic-release: Masked secrets can be disclosed if they contain characters that are excluded from uri     encoding (CVE-2022-31051)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    A list of bugs fixed in this update is available in the Technical Notes book:
    https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.4/html-single/technical_notes

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
196128	RHEL 8 : nodejs-trim-newlines (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
173945	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : trim-newlines vulnerability (USN-5999-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
169286	Debian DLA-3247-1 : node-trim-newlines - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
163260	RHEL 8 : RHV Manager (ovirt-engine) [ovirt-4.5.1] (RHSA-2022:5555)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high

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