CVE catalog

CVE-2015-8857

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8857

Severity: Unknown
Published: Aug 24, 2015, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Updated: Sep 9, 2026, 7:01:46 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 3.56% · Oct 25, 2026

The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	uglifyjs	13	`2.7.4-1`	fixed
Ubuntu	uglifyjs	16.04	`2.4.15-4`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	uglifyjs	16.04	`2.4.15-5`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	uglifyjs	deb	13	`2.7.4-1`	Not reported	DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8857	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libjs-uglify]Fixed
Source package: [uglifyjs]
Details (2)
- 2.8.29-8+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13
- 2.8.29-8+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13
[node-uglify]Fixed
Source package: [uglifyjs]
Details (2)
- 2.8.29-8+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13
- 2.8.29-8+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13
[uglifyjs]Fixed
Source package: [uglify-js]
Details (2)
- 3.17.4-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13
- 3.17.4-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.7.4-1
  pypi · uglifyjs · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:17:28 PM UTC

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]