CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2016-10539

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

negotiator is an HTTP content negotiator for Node.js and is used by many modules and frameworks including Express and Koa. The header for "Accept-Language", when parsed by negotiator 0.6.0 and earlier is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service via a specially crafted string.

How to fix

Remediation Available
node-negotiatorDebian
Fixed in:0.6.1-1CVE-2016-10539
Fixed in:0.6.1-1CVE-2016-10539
Fixed in:0.6.1-1CVE-2016-10539
Fixed in:0.6.1-1CVE-2016-10539

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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