CVE-2016-2515
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-2515 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-04-13 16:59:13 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC |
| Description | Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a long (1) header or (2) URI that is matched against an improper regular expression. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Hawk Project | Hawk | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Hawk Project | Hawk | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| oss-security - CVE for nodejs hawk | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE for nodejs hawk | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Long headers or uris can cause minor DoS · Issue #168 · hueniverse/hawk · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| Node Security Platform | Advisory | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | nodesecurity.io | |
| Fix minor DoS attack on long headers or uris. Closes #168 · hueniverse/hawk@0833f99 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch |
| 1309721 – (CVE-2016-2515) CVE-2016-2515 nodejs-hawk: Long headers or URIs can cause minor DoS | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 983765 Nodejs (npm) Security Update for hawk (GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc)