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)."
References
Link Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-01-23 21:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01


NVD link : CVE-2015-8855

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8855


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Products Affected

nodejs

  • node.js
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors