CVE-2015-8855

7.5 HIGH

Published: January 23, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

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)."

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

6.4%

93th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

nodejs

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