CVE-2015-8855

Published: Jan 23, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-399

NVD MITRE

7.5CVSSHIGH

EPSS Score

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)."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

n/a n/a

semver npm OSS Libraries

node.js nodejs

LibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries

npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

nodejsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka node.js, node

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

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

securityfocus.com

https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/31

nodesecurity.io

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

openwall.com

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Timeline

Published

Jan 23, 2017

Last Updated

May 13, 2026

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