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CVE-2016-4055

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS).".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.02708
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Affected Products & Versions

3
momentjs moment< 2.11.2
tenable nessus<= 8.2.3
oracle primavera unifier>= 16.0 and <= 18.8.4
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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 moment MODERATE fixed in 2.11.2
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocnodesecurity.io · advisories/55nodesecurity.io
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · 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 NVD23 Jan 2017 · 09:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

5
rhsaRHSA-2023:0556Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2023:0554Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2023:0553Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2023:0552Moderate
usnUSN-4786-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
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