CVE-2017-16119 — Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing.
Description
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.
CVSS v3.1 base metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HHigh severity
Band computed from the CVSS base score, not the source's own label — so it means the same thing across every feed.
AV
Network
Attack Vector
AC
Low
Attack Complexity
PR
None
Privileges Required
UI
None
User Interaction
S
Unchanged
Scope
C
None
Confidentiality
I
None
Integrity
A
High
Availability
Affected
- Vendor
- fresh project
- Product
- fresh
Versions
- < 0.5.2
Stated as the source expressed them.
References
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