Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Marked Node Module
CVE-2017-16114
The marked module is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service. Based on the information published in the public issue, 1k characters can block for around 6 seconds.
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: 0.017 (77.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Marked Node Module — versions All versions
- Marked Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/531 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/chjj/marked/issues/937 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16114?
- CVE-2017-16114 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Marked Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16114?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16114 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.