Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it is passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
CVE-2017-16119 - High Severity Vulnerability
HTTP response freshness testing
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/fresh/-/fresh-0.1.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /framework/images/webapp/images/jquery/plugins/validate/package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /framework/images/webapp/images/jquery/plugins/validate/node_modules/fresh/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - grunt-0.3.17.tgz (Root Library) - connect-2.4.6.tgz - :x: **fresh-0.1.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 9f6ed39589395d00f1d69228cb50a7987ba11512
Found in base branch: trunk
Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it is passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
Publish Date: 2018-04-26
URL: CVE-2017-16119
Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Type: Upgrade version
Origin: https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/526
Release Date: 2018-04-26
Fix Resolution (fresh): 0.5.2
Direct dependency fix Resolution (grunt): 0.4.0
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