CVE-2016-1000232

Description

NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability in HTTP request Cookie Header parsing that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Custom HTTP header passed by client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.0.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.98% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2101 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-ibm-api-connect-is-affected-by-node-js-tough-cookie-module-vulnerability-to-a-denial-of-service-cve-2016-1000232/ third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/130 third party advisory
https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/615627206357d997d5e6ff9da158997de05235ae third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000232 third party advisory
https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/e4fc2e0f9ee1b7a818d68f0ac7ea696f377b1534 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1000232?
CVE-2016-1000232 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1000232?
To fix CVE-2016-1000232, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1000232 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1000232 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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