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Status published
Medium
CVE-2016-1000232
NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2101
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-ibm-api-connect-is-affected-by-node-js-tough-cookie-module-vulnerability-to-a-denial-of-service-cve-2016-1000232/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/130
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/615627206357d997d5e6ff9da158997de05235ae
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000232
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/e4fc2e0f9ee1b7a818d68f0ac7ea696f377b1534
Affected Vendor
salesforce
View all reports →Affected Software
tough-cookie, api connect, openshift container platform
Vulnerable Versions:
0.9.7, 5.0.6.0, 5.0.7.0, 5.0.8.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 5th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.