CVE-2015-8855
Published: 23 January 2017
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)."
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that semver incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
node-semver Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(5.4.1-1)
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Released
(4.3.0-1)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |