CVE catalog
CVE-2016-1000232
ReDoS via long string of semicolons in tough-cookie
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.36% · Oct 25, 2026
A regular expression denial of service flaw was found in Tough-Cookie. An attacker able to make an application using Touch-Cookie to parse an HTTP header with many semicolons could cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU. nodejs-tough-cookie: regular expression DoS via Cookie header with many semicolons The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Npm | tough-cookie | Not reported | 2.3.0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Npm | tough-cookie | npm | Not reported | 2.3.0 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qhv9-728r-6jqg]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-1000232.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1591.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]