CVE-2017-15010

Description

A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the tough-cookie module before 2.3.3 for Node.js. An attacker that is able to make an HTTP request using a specially crafted cookie may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.70% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185 vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15010?
CVE-2017-15010 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15010?
To fix CVE-2017-15010, 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-2017-15010 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-15010 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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