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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.091 (95.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.092 · newest: 0.091 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- HackerOne Ua-Parser Node Module — versions All versions
- Ua-Parser Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/316 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16086?
- CVE-2017-16086 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Ua-Parser Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16086?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16086 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.