Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Timespan Node Module
CVE-2017-16115
The timespan module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. Given 50k characters of untrusted user input it will block the event loop for around 10 seconds.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Timespan Node Module — versions All versions
- Timespan Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/indexzero/TimeSpan.js/issues/10 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/533 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16115?
- CVE-2017-16115 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Timespan Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16115?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16115 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.