CVE-2015-8315 (High) detected in ms-0.6.2.tgz

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CVE-2015-8315 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ms-0.6.2.tgz

Tiny ms conversion utility

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-0.6.2.tgz

Path to dependency file: caite/package.json

Path to vulnerable library: caite/node_modules/mocha/node_modules/ms/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• grunt-mocha-0.4.15.tgz (Root Library)
  • mocha-1.21.5.tgz
    • debug-2.0.0.tgz
      • ❌ ms-0.6.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: cd9951c688404f842b5b42d372e5ac4d387ff367

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

The ms package before 0.7.1 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)."

Publish Date: 2017-01-23

URL: CVE-2015-8315

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8315

Release Date: 2017-01-23

Fix Resolution: 0.7.1

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