CVE-2017-16013 json
Denial of Service via malformed accept-encoding header in hapi
published 2018-06-04 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-cqjg-whmm-8gv6 , EUVD-2018-0581
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
hapi is a web and services application framework. When hapi >= 15.0.0 <= 16.1.0 encounters a malformed `accept-encoding` header an uncaught exception is thrown. This may cause hapi to crash or to hang the client connection until the timeout period is reached.
Patch / fix
- npm hapi 16.1.1
Exploit prediction
1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | hapi | >=15.0.0, <16.1.1 |
16.1.1 |
Affected products
- HackerOne hapi node module
Classification
References
-
nodesecurity.io
/advisories/335
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/hapijs/hapi/issues/3466
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16013
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-cqjg-whmm-8gv6
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/335
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-16013
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cqjg-whmm-8gv6
- NVD CVE-2017-16013
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