CVE-2017-16111

HIGH

content < 3.0.5, npm/content < 3.0.7 - Denial of Service via Crafted Content-Type or Content-Disposition Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The content module is a module to parse HTTP Content-* headers. It is used by the hapijs framework to provide this functionality. The module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when passed a specifically crafted Content-Type or Content-Disposition header.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/530

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 62.0%
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-400
Status published
Products (2)
content_project/content < 3.0.5
npm/content 0 - 3.0.7npm
Published Jun 07, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026