CVE-2022-36313

An issue was discovered in the file-type package before 16.5.4 and 17.x before 17.1.3 for Node.js. A malformed MKV file could cause the file type detector to get caught in an infinite loop. This would make the application become unresponsive and could be used to cause a DoS attack.

CVSS 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 34% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-835

Published

2022-07-21

Modified

2026-10-07

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• sindresorhus:file-type

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4
• https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v17.1.3
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220909-0005/
• https://www.npmjs.com/package/file-type
• https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/releases/tag/v16.5.4

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