CVE-2016-2515

nodejs-hawk: Long headers or URIs can cause minor DoS

Published Apr 13, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a long (1) header or (2) URI that is matched against an improper regular expression.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0286 Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a long (1) header or (2) URI that is matched against an improper regular expression.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc Regular Expression Denial of Service in hawk
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:32 PM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 13, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:44 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 19, 2016, 12:00 AM