7.5

CVE-2017-16111: content_project content Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-x6wp-rfwh-hcx7
Published 07-06-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16111 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in content_project content. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The content module is a module to parse HTTP Content-* headers. It is used by the hapijs framework to provide this functionality. The module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when passed a specifically crafted Content-Type or Content-Disposition header.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 1.13% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

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

Content_project1 product
Hackerone1 product
Npm1 product
  • content< 3.0.7

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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