CVE-2017-20165
debug Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.6%
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-20165
To remediate CVE-2017-20165, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.1.0-1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1.0 or later
Is CVE-2017-20165 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.1.0-1
- >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |