Description
The ms package before 0.7.1 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long version string, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96389
Broken Link, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/46
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46337613?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0086
EPSS Percentile
75.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1333
Status
published
Products (2)
npm/ms
0 - 0.7.1npm
vercel/ms
< 0.7.1
Published
Jan 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026