Denial of Service Vulnerability in semver Package for Node.js
CVE-2015-8855

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Nodejs

Status
Node.js
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2017

What is CVE-2015-8855?

The semver package for Node.js, prior to version 4.3.2, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack where an attacker can exploit a long version string. This scenario, categorized as a regular expression denial of service (ReDoS), may lead to significant CPU consumption, impacting the performance and availability of applications that rely on the semver package.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957
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https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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