Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-16119

Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it is passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Published 2018-06-07 02:29:03
Updated 2019-10-09 23:24:48
Source HackerOne
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-16119

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.10%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 41 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-16119

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
5.0
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
 nvd@nist.gov
7.5
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.9
3.6
 nvd@nist.gov

CWE ids for CVE-2017-16119

  • 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:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • support@hackerone.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2017-16119

Products affected by CVE-2017-16119

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