QID 983921

QID 983921: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for charset (GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj)

Affected versions of `charset` 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 1.0.1 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 Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj - github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj

CVEs related to QID 983921

CVE-2017-16098 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj	charset		github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcj

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