High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 24, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15871
CVE-2017-15871
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
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:serialize-to-js_project:serialize-to-js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*Range: <=1.1.1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife/nvdBroken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/commenthol/serialize-to-js/issues/3nvdBroken LinkIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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