Description
A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the tough-cookie module before 2.3.3 for Node.js. An attacker that is able to make an HTTP request using a specially crafted cookie may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525Third Party Advisory
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 4, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified