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Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2016-1000232: nodejs-tough-cookie: regular expression DoS via Cookie header with many semicolons

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Red Hat OpenShift: CVE-2016-1000232: nodejs-tough-cookie: regular expression DoS via Cookie header with many semicolons

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/18/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/18/2018
Modified
05/10/2023

Description

NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability in HTTP request Cookie Header parsing that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Custom HTTP header passed by client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.0.

Solution(s)

  • linuxrpm-upgrade-nodejs-tough-cookie

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