Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-16025
Nes is a websocket extension library for hapi. Hapi is a webserver framework. Versions below and including 6.4.0 have a denial of service vulnerability via an invalid Cookie header. This is only present when websocket authentication is set to `cookie`. Submitting an invalid cookie on the websocket upgrade request will cause the node process to error out.
Vulnerability category: BypassGain privilegeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16025
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.20%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 58 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16025
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
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5.9
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.2
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3.6
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-16025
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When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.Assigned by: support@hackerone.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2017-16025
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https://github.com/hapijs/nes/issues/171
server falls with bad cookie header · Issue #171 · hapijs/nes · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/331
npmThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/hapijs/nes/commit/249ba1755ed6977fbc208463c87364bf884ad655
Fix invalid cookie header. Closes #171 · hapijs/nes@249ba17 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2017-16025
- cpe:2.3:a:hapijs:nes:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*