CVE-2017-16026

MEDIUM

Request 2.2.6-2.47.0, 2.51.0-2.67.0 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0262
EPSS Percentile 83.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-201 CWE-20
Status published
Products (2)
npm/request 2.49.0 - 2.68.0npm
request_project/request 2.2.6 - 2.47.0
Published Jun 04, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026