CVE-2017-16025 json
Denial of Service in nes
published 2018-06-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-3pwh-5mmc-mwrx , EUVD-2018-0216
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Nes is a websocket extension library for hapi. Hapi is a webserver framework. Versions below and including 6.4.0 have a denial of service vulnerability via an invalid Cookie header. This is only present when websocket authentication is set to `cookie`. Submitting an invalid cookie on the websocket upgrade request will cause the node process to error out.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | nes | <6.4.1 |
6.4.1 |
Affected products
- HackerOne nes node module
Classification
References
-
github.com
/hapijs/nes/commit/249ba1755ed6977fbc208463c87364bf884ad655
web, patch, third-party-advisory
-
nodesecurity.io
/advisories/331
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/hapijs/nes/issues/171
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16025
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-3pwh-5mmc-mwrx
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/331
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16025
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-3pwh-5mmc-mwrx
- NVD CVE-2017-16025
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