{"answers":{"affected":"2 open source packages ship an affected version, including string. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16116 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2017-16116 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in HackerOne string node module, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2017-16116 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2017-16116 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in HackerOne string node module, published on 7 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-16116 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- string (npm): affected all versions up to 3.3.3; no fix listed\n- string (npm): affected all versions up to 3.3.3; no fix listed\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16116/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16116/index.md)","id":"CVE-2017-16116","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16116/index.md","name":"CVE-2017-16116","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp"],"analysis":{"component_type":"library","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Node.js string module","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using the string module by sending crafted input to specific methods.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"denial_of_service"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"hackerone","cpe":[{"product":"string","vendor":"string_project"}],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-400","name":"Uncontrolled Resource Consumption"}],"description":"The string module is a module that provides extra string operations. The string module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when specifically crafted untrusted user input is passed into the underscore or unescapeHTML methods.","ecosystems":["npm"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Regular Expression Denial of Service in string package","id":"CVE-2017-16116","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"npm","product":null,"products":[],"type":"denial_of_service","year":"2017"},"n_packages":2,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Regular Expression Denial of Service in slug","id":"CVE-2017-16117"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.3.3"],"package":"string","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp"},{"ecosystem":"npm","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["3.3.3"],"package":"string","purl":"pkg:npm/string","source":"GHSA-g36h-6r4f-3mqp"}],"prev":{"headline":"Regular Expression Denial of Service in timespan","id":"CVE-2017-16115"},"products":["string node module"],"published":"2018-06-07","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-09-16","vendors":["HackerOne"]},"summary":"Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using the string module by sending crafted input to specific methods.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16116/"}