Resource exhaustion in Debug_project Debug
CVE-2017-16137
The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.028 (84.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Debug_project Debug
- Hackerone Debug Node Module — versions <= 2.6.8 || >= 3.0.0 <= 3.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support@hackerone.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- support@hackerone.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16137?
- CVE-2017-16137 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debug_project Debug, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-07.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16137?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-16137 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.