CVE-2026-24001 jsdiff has a Denial of Service vulnerability in parsePatch and applyPatch

jsdiff is a JavaScript text differencing implementation. Prior to versions 8.0.3, 5.2.2, 4.0.4, and 3.5.1, attempting to parse a patch whose filename headers contain the line break characters \r, \u2028, or \u2029 can cause the parsePatch method to enter an infinite loop. It then consumes memory...

jsdiff has a Denial of Service vulnerability in parsePatch and applyPatch

Impact Attempting to parse a patch whose filename headers contain the line break characters \r, \u2028, or \u2029 can cause the parsePatch method to enter an infinite loop. It then consumes memory without limit until the process crashes due to running out of memory. Applications are therefore...