What is CVE-2017-16086?

CVE-2017-16086 is a vulnerability in Hackerone Ua-parser Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2018-06-07.

Is CVE-2017-16086 known to be exploited?

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

Resource exhaustion in Hackerone Ua-parser Node Module

CVE-2017-16086

ua-parser is a port of Browserscope's user agent parser. ua-parser is vulnerable to a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attack when given a specially crafted UserAgent header.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.578 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Hackerone Ua-parser Node Module — versions All versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework
ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

nodesecurity.io/advisories/316 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16086?: CVE-2017-16086 is a vulnerability in Hackerone Ua-parser Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. Published 2018-06-07.
Is CVE-2017-16086 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.