High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16014
CVE-2017-16014
Description
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
http-proxynpm | < 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
Affected products
2- Range: <=0.6.6
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/pull/101nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/323nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16014ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/323ghsaWEB
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