Incorrect Regular Expression in salesforce tough-cookie



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-15010
CWE-ID CWE-185
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Tough-cookie
Other
Vendor Salesforce

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect Regular Expression

EUVDB-ID: #VU103635

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15010

CWE-ID: CWE-185 - Incorrect Regular Expression

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Tough-cookie: 0.9.1 - 2.3.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://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


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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