CVE-2017-16014 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the http-proxy library, affecting versions prior to 0.7.0. An attacker can exploit this flaw by forcing an error in the proxying process, leading to a server crash. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high impact on availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the CVE has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:http-proxy_project:http-proxy:*:*:*:*:*: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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.