A denial of service flaw was found in the way semver, the semantic version comparison library for Node.js, parsed certain package versions. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted version string that, when processed, would lead to excessive CPU consumption.
Find out more about CVE-2015-8855 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | nodejs010-nodejs-semver | Will not fix |
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