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-0.3.0.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/fresh/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - express-4.13.4.tgz (Root Library) - :x: **fresh-0.3.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: e7bf9d5df26067cc67e1bb515e0163f8a8a3081b
Found in base branch: main
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: 2018-06-07
Fix Resolution (fresh): 0.5.2
Direct dependency fix Resolution (express): 4.15.5
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