CVE-2015-8855

Published: Jan 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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)."

Affected (1)

Products: Nodejs: Node.js

Nodejs

1 product

Node.js

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nodejs Node.js	Up to 4.3.1

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (6)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/86957

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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