CVE-2017-16137 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-16137 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - debug-2.2.0.tgz

small debugging utility

path: /tmp/git/JSHint/node_modules/jshint/node_modules/nyc/node_modules/debug/package.json

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

Dependency Hierarchy:

• nodeunit-0.9.5.tgz (Root Library)
  • tap-7.1.2.tgz
    • nyc-7.1.0.tgz
      • istanbul-lib-instrument-1.1.0-alpha.4.tgz
        • babel-traverse-6.11.4.tgz
          • ❌ debug-2.2.0.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

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://nodesecurity.io/advisories/534

Release Date: 2017-09-27

Fix Resolution: Version 2.x.x: Update to version 2.6.9 or later. Version 3.x.x: Update to version 3.1.0 or later.

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