CVE-2016-4055

Public Exploit

Description

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.50% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory nodesecurity.io
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html third party advisory patch
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55 exploit vendor advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02 third party advisory patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4055?
CVE-2016-4055 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4055?
To fix CVE-2016-4055, 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-2016-4055 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-4055 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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