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
PublishedThe 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.
NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Modified
Weakness classifications: CWE-400
Original publisher date fields
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:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
- Source published
- 7 Jun 2018 02:29:03 UTC
- Source modified
- 15 Oct 2026 16:17:27 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 14:17:26 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 3.0 · [email protected] · Primary · 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · [email protected] · Primary · 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P