7.5

CVE-2017-16114: hackerone marked node module Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16114DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16114GHSA-x5pg-88wf-qq4p
Published 07-06-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-16114 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in hackerone marked node module. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.73%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 07-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The marked module is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service. Based on the information published in the public issue, 1k characters can block for around 6 seconds.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

77%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 1.76% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.73%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Marked

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • node-marked< 0.3.9+dfsg-1
Hackerone1 product
Marked_project1 product
Npm1 product
  • marked< 0.3.9
Ubuntu1 product
  • node-markedAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 5 products

References

8 links