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Plain-English summary
Older lodash versions can be made to spend excessive processing time on very long date-related strings. In affected applications, this can degrade availability or cause denial of service. The sources identify lodash 4.17.11 as the fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as a availability-risk dependency cleanup item. Prioritize internet-facing services, high-traffic APIs, and products where users can submit date-like input. Escalate if vulnerable lodash is embedded in critical systems without vendor patch guidance.
Technical view
CVE-2019-1010266 is CWE-400 uncontrolled resource consumption in lodash before 4.17.11. The described component is a date handler where attacker-supplied long strings are matched by a regular expression, creating denial-of-service risk. No CVSS details are provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely where JavaScript applications or bundled products include lodash below 4.17.11 and pass attacker-controlled strings into affected date-handling paths. Transitive dependencies matter because lodash is often embedded through other packages.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cite active exploitation. It describes a denial-of-service vector requiring attacker-controlled very long strings reaching the affected lodash date handler.
Researcher notes
The source bundle identifies DoS impact, CWE-400, long-string regular expression processing, and fixed version 4.17.11. It does not provide CVSS, exploit maturity, exact affected APIs, or proof of active exploitation. The affected-version field appears inconsistent with the stated fixed version.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade lodash to 4.17.11 or later where application-controlled.
- Regenerate lockfiles so transitive lodash copies are updated.
- Use SCA tooling to find duplicate vulnerable lodash instances.
- Check vendor advisories for bundled products that include lodash.
- Apply input length limits on untrusted date-like strings.
Validation and detection
- Inspect package manifests and lockfiles for lodash versions below 4.17.11.
- Run dependency scanning across application and container artifacts.
- Confirm production bundles do not include vulnerable lodash copies.
- Review input paths that feed untrusted strings into date handling.
- Track vendor remediation status for third-party appliances or products.
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LODASH-73639CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/issues/3359CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/lodash/lodash/wiki/ChangelogCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190919-0004/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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