The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 14:17:26 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2017-16137
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Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-400
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published: 2018-06-07T02:29:03.817
lastModified: 2026-10-15T16:17:27.250
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:debug_project:debug:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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