CVE-2016-4055
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
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 advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4055
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.13.0+ds-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.13.0+ds-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.13.0+ds-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.13.0+ds-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.13.0+ds-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | moment | <2.11.2 | 2.11.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| momentjs | moment | {"endExcluding":"2.11.2"} | 2.11.2 |
| tenable | nessus | {"endIncluding":"8.2.3"} | |
| oracle | primavera_unifier | {"startIncluding":"16.0","endIncluding":"18.8.4"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4055
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-87vv-r9j6-g5qv
- https://github.com/moment/moment
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/55
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4055
CWEs
CWE-400
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.