7.8

CVE-2015-8855: nodejs node.js Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8855USN-4776-1DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8855
Published 23-01-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-8855 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 6.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.67%
0%100%
Low · +0.18 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-01-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The semver package before 4.3.2 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)."

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.18 pp

From 6.49% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
6.67%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • node-semver< 5.3.0-1
Nodejs1 product
Npm1 product
  • semver≥ 1.0.4, < 4.3.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-semver< 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1 | < 2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

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