CVE-2015-8854

7.5 HIGH
Published: January 23, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The marked package before 0.3.4 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors that trigger a "catastrophic backtracking issue for the em inline rule," aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO2RMVVZVV6NFTU46B5RYRK7ZCXYARZS/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6BJG6RGDH7ZWVVAUFBFI5L32RSMQN2S/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/23
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05052081?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BO2RMVVZVV6NFTU46B5RYRK7ZCXYARZS/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6BJG6RGDH7ZWVVAUFBFI5L32RSMQN2S/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K05052081?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.3%
90th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1333

Affected Vendors

marked_project fedoraproject

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