High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16098
CVE-2017-16098
Description
charset 1.0.0 and below are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. Input of around 50k characters is required for a slow down of around 2 seconds. Unless node was compiled using the -DHTTP_MAX_HEADER_SIZE= option the default header max length is 80kb, so the impact of the ReDoS is relatively low.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
charsetnpm | < 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 |
Affected products
2- Range: <1.0.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/node-modules/charset/issues/10nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cp3-fh5x-xfcjghsaADVISORY
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/524nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16098ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/node-modules/charset/commit/effda0c48c51b47a47f4cad7db0c51ee7407cc1bghsaWEB
- github.com/node-modules/charset/pull/11ghsaWEB
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