Description
The semver package before 4.3.2 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 (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0112
EPSS Percentile
78.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (2)
nodejs/node.js
< 4.3.1
npm/semver
0 - 4.3.2npm
Published
Jan 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026