FKIE_CVE-2017-16138

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-07 02:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:08
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
The mime module < 1.4.1, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when a mime lookup is performed on untrusted user input.
References
support@hackerone.comhttps://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167Exploit, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mime_project mime *
mime_project mime *
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          "vendor": "HackerOne",
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            }
          ]
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      ],
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    }
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  "id": "CVE-2017-16138",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:08:51.637",
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