Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Slug Node Module
CVE-2017-16117
slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input. About 50k characters can block the event loop for 2 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: 0.016 (74.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Slug Node Module — versions All versions
- Slug Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/dodo/node-slug/issues/82 (Third Party Advisory)
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/537 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16117?
- CVE-2017-16117 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Slug Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16117?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16117 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.