VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-16086
ua-parser is a port of Browserscope's user agent parser. ua-parser is vulnerable to a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attack when given a specially crafted UserAgent header.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 9.24%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
ua-parser is a port of Browserscope's user agent parser. ua-parser is vulnerable to a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attack when given a specially crafted UserAgent header.
- 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
- 9.24% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- ua-parser project/ua-parser
- Source
- support@hackerone.com
References
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/316Third Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/316Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.