CVE-2016-4055

MEDIUM

moment < 2.11.2 - Denial of Service via Regular Expression in Duration Function

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
Broken Link, Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0271
EPSS Percentile 86.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (4)
momentjs/moment < 2.11.2
npm/moment 0 - 2.11.2npm
oracle/primavera_unifier 16.0 - 18.8.4
tenable/nessus < 8.2.3
Published Jan 23, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026