QID 983765

QID 983765: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for hawk (GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc)

Versions of `hawk` prior to 3.1.3, or 4.x prior to 4.1.1 are affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability related to excessively long headers and URI's. ## Recommendation Update to hawk version 4.1.1 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 High - 7.8 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc - github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc

CVEs related to QID 983765

CVE-2016-2515 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc	hawk		github.com/advisories/GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc

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