CVE-2017-15871 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2017-10-24

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01148.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3
https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/

History

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Subscriptions

Serialize-to-js Project Serialize-to-js

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-24T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:04:50.509Z

Reserved: 2017-10-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-15871

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-24T20:29:00.203

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:08:24.327

Link: CVE-2017-15871

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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