UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4055

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2016-4055
Downstream
USN-4786-1
Published: 23 Jan 2017, 21:59
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 03:59

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 Jan 2017, 21:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 03:59
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•node-moment

    < 2.11.0+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

References (3)