CVE-2017-16137 (Medium) detected in debug-2.6.0.tgz, debug-2.2.0.tgz

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CVE-2017-16137 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - debug-2.6.0.tgz, debug-2.2.0.tgz

debug-2.6.0.tgz

small debugging utility

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /extensions/json/server/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /extensions/json/server/node_modules/debug/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• request-light-0.2.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • http-proxy-agent-0.2.7.tgz
    • ❌ debug-2.6.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

debug-2.2.0.tgz

small debugging utility

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.2.0.tgz

Path to dependency file: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/debug/package.json,/extensions/javascript/node_modules/debug/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• request-light-0.2.0.tgz (Root Library)
  • http-proxy-agent-0.2.7.tgz
    • ❌ debug-2.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 6a4d67900bf6a03439f40fb8fffb3a19da3e5c0f

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

Publish Date: 2018-06-07

URL: CVE-2017-16137

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

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2017-16137

Release Date: 2018-04-26

Fix Resolution (debug): 2.6.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (request-light): 0.2.1

Fix Resolution (debug): 2.6.9

Direct dependency fix Resolution (request-light): 0.2.1

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