Resource exhaustion in Decamelize Project

CVE-2017-16023

Decamelize is used to convert a dash/dot/underscore/space separated string to camelCase. Decamelize 1.1.0 through 1.1.1 uses regular expressions to evaluate a string and takes unescaped separator values, which can be used to create a denial of service attack.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16023?
CVE-2017-16023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Decamelize Project, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-16023?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16023 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.