CVE-2017-16086 is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability affecting the ua-parser project's ua-parser library. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending a specially crafted User-Agent header, causing the application to become unresponsive. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5 due to its network-based attack vector and high availability impact. While there is a Metasploit module available, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ua-parser_project:ua-parser:*:*:*:*:*: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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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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