CVE-2015-8858 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:uglifyjs_project:uglifyjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0215	The uglify-js package before 2.6.0 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via crafted input in a parse call, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Github GHSA	GHSA-c9f4-xj24-8jqx	Regular Expression Denial of Service in uglify-js

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00902.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96409
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/48

History

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Subscriptions

Uglifyjs Project Uglifyjs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.094Z

Reserved: 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8858

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:00.610

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8858

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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