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CVE-2016-1000232

NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability in HTTP request Cookie Header pars

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00921
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

5
salesforce tough-cookie>= 0.9.7 and <= 2.2.2
ibm api connect>= 5.0.6.0 and <= 5.0.6.5
ibm api connect>= 5.0.7.0 and <= 5.0.7.2
ibm api connectall versions
redhat openshift container platformall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm tough-cookie MODERATE fixed in 2.3.0
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD05 Sep 2018 · 05:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

2
rhsaRHSA-2017:2912Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2016:2101Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000232Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/615627206357d997d5e6ff9da158997de05235aePatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/e4fc2e0f9ee1b7a818d68f0ac7ea696f377b1534PatchThird Party Advisory
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/Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/130Third Party Advisory
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