CVE-2015-8855
high
CVSS v3
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
The semver package before 4.3.2 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long version string, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.3.0-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.3.0-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.3.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.3.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.3.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | semver | >=1.0.4,<4.3.2 | 4.3.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | node.js | {"endIncluding":"4.3.1"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8855
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/7102
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/5c4c9f6e26c7052a42b5ced2a7481c5c9b4363a0
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver/commit/c80180d8341a8ada0236815c29a2be59864afd70
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6fg-f45m-jf5q
- https://github.com/npm/node-semver
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/31
- https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Regular_expression_Denial_of_Service_-_ReDoS
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8855
CWEs
CWE-399
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