CVE-2016-4055

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Published 2017-01-23 · Modified 2023-11-08
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4055

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.13.0+ds-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.13.0+ds-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.13.0+ds-1
debian debiansidfixed2.13.0+ds-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.13.0+ds-1

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
npm npmmoment<2.11.22.11.2

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
momentjsmoment{"endExcluding":"2.11.2"}2.11.2
tenablenessus{"endIncluding":"8.2.3"}
oracleprimavera_unifier{"startIncluding":"16.0","endIncluding":"18.8.4"}

References

CWEs

CWE-400

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.