A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vercel ms up to 1.x. This issue affects the function parse of the file index.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217451.
CVE-2017-20162 - Medium Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - ms-0.7.2.tgz
Tiny milisecond conversion utility
Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.7.2.tgz
Path to dependency file: /package.json
Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/ms/package.json
Dependency Hierarchy: - skateboard-1.5.5.tgz (Root Library) - engine.io-2.1.1.tgz - debug-2.3.3.tgz - :x: **ms-0.7.2.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: d78b9e5410cf312856c3d176abc7fe70ea70dc53
Found in base branch: master
Vulnerability Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in vercel ms up to 1.x. This issue affects the function parse of the file index.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is named caae2988ba2a37765d055c4eee63d383320ee662. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217451.
Publish Date: 2023-01-05
URL: CVE-2017-20162
CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)
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: Low
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.Suggested Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Release Date: 2023-01-05
Fix Resolution (ms): 2.0.0
Direct dependency fix Resolution (skateboard): 2.0.0
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