Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 23, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-4055
CVE-2016-4055
Description
The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
momentnpm | < 2.11.2 | 2.11.2 |
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
16- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/55nvdBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-87vv-r9j6-g5qvghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4055ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/55ghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3Envd
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