CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8855

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The semver package before 4.3.2 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long version string, known as a 'regular expression denial of service (ReDoS).

Risk Assessment

A ReDoS attack can lead to significant server load, potentially affecting the availability of applications and services within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the semver package to version 4.3.2 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The semver package before 4.3.2 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long version string, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS