VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8315
The ms package before 0.7.1 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)."
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The ms package before 0.7.1 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)."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.82% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Affected
- vercel/ms
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96389Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/46Broken Link, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46337613?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96389Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/46Broken Link, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K46337613?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSSThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.