QID 981090

QID 981090: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for tough-cookie (GHSA-g7q5-pjjr-gqvp)

Affected versions of `tough-cookie` are susceptible to a regular expression denial of service.

The amplification on this vulnerability is relatively low - it takes around 2 seconds for the engine to execute on a malicious input which is 50,000 characters in length.

If node was compiled using the `-DHTTP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE` however, the impact of the vulnerability can be significant, as the primary limitation for the vulnerability is the default max HTTP header length in node.


## Recommendation

Update to version 2.3.3 or later.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.
    • Solution
    Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-g7q5-pjjr-gqvp for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 981090

    CVE-2017-15010 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-g7q5-pjjr-gqvp tough-cookie URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7q5-pjjr-gqvp
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