CVE-2017-15010
A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the tough-cookie module before 2.3.3 for Node.js.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the tough-cookie module before 2.3.3 for Node.js. An attacker that is able to make an HTTP request using a specially crafted cookie may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
- 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
- 3.28% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- salesforce/tough-cookie
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.3% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.