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Improper Input Validation

CVE-2016-10703

High
7.5/10

Summary

A regular expression Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of the ecstatic npm package, from version 0.4.11 and before 2.0.0, allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published