CVE-2017-15871 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in serialize-to-js by exploiting unsafe deserialization of malicious function strings, despite vendor warnings.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15871?
CVE-2017-15871 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediately Invoked Function Expression "function()" substring, as demonstrated by a "function(){console.log(" call or a simple infinite loop. NOTE: the vendor agrees that denial of service can occur but notes that deserialize is explicitly listed as "harmful" within the README.md file
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15871?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Serialize-to-Js Project Serialize-to-Js.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-15871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-57v2-hvjj-f26g.