VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-8855
The semver package before 4.3.2 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 6.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The semver package before 4.3.2 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 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.49% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- 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/86957Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.