SB2025020521 - Incorrect Regular Expression in salesforce tough-cookie
Published: February 5, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025020521
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Incorrect Regular Expression (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15010)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker that is able to make an HTTP request using a specially crafted cookie may cause the application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905