NodeJS Tough-Cookie 2.2.2 HTTP Cookie Regular Expression input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NodeJS Tough-Cookie 2.2.2. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component HTTP Cookie Handler. The manipulation as part of Regular Expression leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-1000232. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in NodeJS Tough-Cookie 2.2.2. This issue affects an unknown function of the component HTTP Cookie Handler. The manipulation as part of a Regular Expression leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

NodeJS Tough-Cookie version 2.2.2 contains a Regular Expression Parsing vulnerability in HTTP request Cookie Header parsing that can result in Denial of Service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Custom HTTP header passed by client. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.0.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2016. The weakness was shared 09/05/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-1000232 since 09/20/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92807 (Fedora 24 : nodejs-tough-cookie (2016-c0fd203d6e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276187 (Fedora Security Update for nodejs-tough-cookie (FEDORA-2016-286a8ec5b0)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92807). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 92807
Nessus Name: Fedora 24 : nodejs-tough-cookie (2016-c0fd203d6e)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for nodejs-tough-cookie FEDORA-2016-286a8ec5b0
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

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08/09/2016 🔍
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09/20/2016 +41 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +37 days 🔍
09/05/2018 +677 days 🔍
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09/06/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2023 +1704 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-c0fd203d6e
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1000232 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1000232
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123599

Entryinfo

Created: 09/06/2018 13:52
Updated: 05/07/2023 09:19
Changes: 09/06/2018 13:52 (70), 03/20/2020 17:13 (2), 05/07/2023 09:14 (5), 05/07/2023 09:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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