What is CVE-2016-10527?

CVE-2016-10527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Riot-Compiler Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10527?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10527 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Hackerone Riot-Compiler Node Module

CVE-2016-10527

The riot-compiler version version 2.3.21 has an issue in a regex (Catastrophic Backtracking) thats make it unusable under certain conditions.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hackerone Riot-compiler Node Module — versions 2.3.21
Riot.js Riot-compiler — versions 2.3.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10527?: CVE-2016-10527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Riot-Compiler Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10527?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10527 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.