CVE-2017-16138 High Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16138 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - mime-1.4.1.tgz, mime-1.6.0.tgz

mime-1.4.1.tgz

A comprehensive library for mime-type mapping

path: /portfolio/node_modules/send/node_modules/mime/package.json

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-1.4.1.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **mime-1.4.1.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

mime-1.6.0.tgz

A comprehensive library for mime-type mapping

path: /portfolio/node_modules/load-bmfont/node_modules/mime/package.json

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/mime/-/mime-1.6.0.tgz

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **mime-1.6.0.tgz** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 248ca20691711825216ed0e5878cb1a9ac05d8e5

Vulnerability Details

The mime module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when a mime lookup is performed on untrusted user input.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2017-16138

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

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.

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