CVE-2017-15871
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
** DISPUTED ** The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediately Invoked Function Expression "function()" substring, as demonstrated by a "function(){console.log(" call or a simple infinite loop. NOTE: the vendor agrees that denial of service can occur but notes that deserialize is explicitly listed as "harmful" within the README.md file.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-15871
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-10-24T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-11-18T19:04:11
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.1.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3 | Broken Link Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/ | Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15871 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-15871 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:59:07 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 22:29:11 | 2017-10-24T20:29Z | 2017-10-24T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 22:29:11 | 2019-11-18T19:04:11 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 22:29:11 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |