CVE-2016-2537 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the is-my-json-valid package for Node.js, affecting versions prior to 2.12.4. The flaw stems from an incorrect regular expression in the exports['utc-millisec'] component. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), indicating that an unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it with low complexity to cause a blocked event loop, leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:is_my_json_valid_project:is_my_json_valid:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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