CVE-2016-4055
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 9.90 % · percentile 96 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-87vv-r9j6-g5qv — Regular Expression Denial of Service in moment
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-0191
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-4055
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0760 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2019-AVI-132 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Nessus · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:momentjs:moment:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 2.11.2cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 8.2.3cpe:2.3:a:oracle:primavera_unifier:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 16.0 ≤ 18.8.4
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |