CVE-2017-15871 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the serialize-to-js library (versions through 1.1.1). Attackers can trigger this by submitting crafted input containing an Immediately Invoked Function Expression (IIFE) substring to the deserialize function, leading to resource exhaustion. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity and high impact on availability. While the vendor acknowledges the DoS risk, they explicitly label the deserialize function as "harmful" in the README. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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