CVE-2017-16014

nodejs-http-proxy: DOS via improper error handling in middleware implementation

Published Jun 4, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-0743 Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76 Insufficient Error Handling in http-proxy
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 9:57 PM
Reserved
Oct 29, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 4, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 11, 2017, 12:00 AM