Upstream information
Description
In inspect.cpp in LibSass 3.5.5, a high memory footprint caused by an endless loop (containing a Sass::Inspect::operator()(Sass::String_Quoted*) stack frame) may cause a Denial of Service via crafted sass input files with stray '&' or '/' characters. NOTE: Upstream comments indicate this issue is closed as "won't fix" and "works as intended" by designSUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.3 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Medium | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.5 | 
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 
| Attack Vector | Network | 
| Attack Complexity | Low | 
| Privileges Required | None | 
| User Interaction | Required | 
| Scope | Unchanged | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | High | 
| CVSSv3 Version | 3 | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Dec 4 13:36:32 2018CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 19:18:44 2025
