CVE-2017-16098
charset 1.0.0 and below are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. Input of around 50k characters is required for a slow down of around 2 seconds. Unless node was compiled using the -DHTTP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE= option the default header max length is 80kb, so the impact of the ReDoS is relatively low.
Published:Jun 7, 2018
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:Jun 7, 2018
EPSS Score:0.00328
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Charset Project
Product
Charset
Charset Project
Charset
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
