Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Superagent Node Module
CVE-2017-16129
The HTTP client module superagent is vulnerable to ZIP bomb attacks. In a ZIP bomb attack, the HTTP server replies with a compressed response that becomes several magnitudes larger once uncompressed. If a client does not take special care when processing such responses, it may result in excessive CPU and/or memory consumption. An attacker might exploit such a weakness for a DoS attack. To exploit this the attacker must control the location (URL) that superagent makes a request to.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% 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: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HackerOne Superagent Node Module — versions <3.7.0
- Superagent Project
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/479 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/visionmedia/superagent/issues/1259 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16129?
- CVE-2017-16129 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Superagent Node Module, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16129?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16129 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.