High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16115
CVE-2017-16115
Description
The timespan module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service. Given 50k characters of untrusted user input it will block the event loop for around 10 seconds.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
timespannpm | <= 2.3.0 | — |
Affected products
2- HackerOne/timespan node modulev5Range: All versions
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-f523-2f5j-gfcgghsaADVISORY
- github.com/indexzero/TimeSpan.js/issues/10nvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nodesecurity.io/advisories/533nvdThird Party Advisory
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16115ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/advisories/533ghsaWEB
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