high
7.8
CWE
185 400
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2016-4055

First published: Tue Jan 26 2016(Updated: )

moment is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when user input is passed unchecked into moment.duration() blocking the event loop for a period of time. Upstream patch: <a href="https://github.com/moment/moment/pull/2939">https://github.com/moment/moment/pull/2939</a> External References: <a href="https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55">https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/moment<2.11.2
2.11.2
Momentjs Moment<2.11.2
Tenable Nessus<=8.2.3
Oracle Primavera Unifier>=16.0<=18.8.4
IBM GDE<=4.0.0.4

Remedy

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html

Remedy

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2016-4055?

    CVE-2016-4055 is a vulnerability in the Node.js moment module that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2016-4055?

    The severity of CVE-2016-4055 is high with a severity value of 6.5.

  • How does CVE-2016-4055 affect software?

    CVE-2016-4055 affects the Node.js moment module versions before 2.11.2, Tenable Nessus version up to 8.2.3, and Oracle Primavera Unifier versions between 16.0 and 18.8.4.

  • How can CVE-2016-4055 be exploited?

    CVE-2016-4055 can be exploited by using a regular expression to cause the affected application to hang.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2016-4055?

    More information about CVE-2016-4055 can be found at the following references: [CVE website](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4055), [NIST NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4055), [Node Security Advisories](https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55), [Red Hat Bugzilla](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1304645), [Red Hat Security](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4055)

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