muhammara and hummus vulnerable to denial of service by NULL pointer dereference
Impact
The package muhammara before 2.6.1, from 3.0.0 and before 3.1.1; all versions of package hummus are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) when supplied with a maliciously crafted PDF file to be parsed.
Patches
It has been patched in 3.1.1 and has been backported to 2.6.1 Hummus has a patch in 1.0.111.
Workarounds
Do not process files from untrusted sources or update.
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892 https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/463 https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/214 https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/1890fb555eaf171db79b73fdc3ea543bbd63c002 https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/90b278d09f16062d93a4160ef0a54d449d739c51 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HUMMUS-3091138 https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MUHAMMARA-3060320
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | hummus | < 1.0.111 | 1.0.111 |
| npm package | muhammara | < 2.6.1, >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.1 | 2.6.1, 3.1.1 |
References
- https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/security/advisories/GHSA-f64j-4x74-p42m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25892
- https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/issues/463
- https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/issues/214
- https://github.com/galkahana/HummusJS/commit/a9bf2520ab5abb69f9328906e406fbebfb36159a
- https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/1890fb555eaf171db79b73fdc3ea543bbd63c002
- https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS/commit/90b278d09f16062d93a4160ef0a54d449d739c51
- https://github.com/julianhille/MuhammaraJS
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HUMMUS-3091138
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-MUHAMMARA-3060320
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-690- Platform
- npm
- Package
hummus, muhammara- Disclosed
- 01.11.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-9cv5-4wqv-9w94 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: hummus
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 11.2022 12.2022
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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