CVE-2017-16117 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input. About 50k characters can block the event loop for 2 seconds.

Published: 2018-06-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

HackerOne

slug node module

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:slug_project:slug:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-0292	slug is a module to slugify strings, even if they contain unicode. slug is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service is specially crafted untrusted input is passed as input. About 50k characters can block the event loop for 2 seconds.
Github GHSA	GHSA-jxqq-cqm6-pfq9	Regular Expression Denial of Service in slug

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 Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00362.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/dodo/node-slug/issues/82
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/537

History

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Subscriptions

Slug Project Slug

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published: 2018-06-07T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:16:46.857Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16117

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-07T02:29:02.910

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:15:51.287

Link: CVE-2017-16117

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-400

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