CVE-2017-16021 describes a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability in uri-js versions 2.1.1 and earlier, specifically impacting the uri-js module's URL validation function. An attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted, malicious URL to the uri-js.parse() function, causing the application to hang and consume 100% CPU resources. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability has a high availability impact (A:H) with low attack complexity, requiring only user-supplied input. There is currently no public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:garycourt:uri-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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