Resource Management Errors
CVE-2015-8315
Summary
The ms package before 0.7.1 and millisecond before 0.1.2 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)."
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.
Advisory Timeline
- Published