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CVE-2017-16138 mime Regular Expression Denial of Service when MIME lookup performed on untrusted user input

HighCVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.1%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
npm mime(npm) < 1.4.1 1.4.1
npm mime(npm) >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3 2.0.3
debian/node-mime(Debian:12) < 2.3.1-1 2.3.1-1
debian/node-mime(Debian:13) < 2.3.1-1 2.3.1-1
debian/node-mime(Debian:14) < 2.3.1-1 2.3.1-1
HackerOne mime node module = < 1.4.1 || > 2.0.0 < 2.0.3 No fix listed
mime project mime < 1.4.1 1.4.1
mime project mime >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.3 2.0.3

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