7.5high
CVE-2017-15871
The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediatel…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 67%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.15% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 67% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition
References
- kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io /blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- github.com /commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-15871
- NVD: CVE-2017-15871
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