High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16086
CVE-2017-16086
Description
ua-parser is a port of Browserscope's user agent parser. ua-parser is vulnerable to a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) attack when given a specially crafted UserAgent header.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ua-parsernpm | <= 0.3.5 | — |
Affected products
2- Range: All versions
Patches
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References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pmg9-p9r2-6q87ghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/316nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16086ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/316ghsaWEB
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