MEDIUM
moment.js: regular expression denial of service
Published Jan 23, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 9.90%
Description
The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long string, aka a "regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)."
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Satellite 5
momentjs
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite 5 | momentjs | Will not fix | n/a |
moment
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.11.2
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | moment | 0 | 2.11.2 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM GHSA
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
7.8 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.90% 0.09905
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09905
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (41 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.90% (0.09905) | 95.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.90% (0.09905) | 94.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 22, 2026 | 2.71% (0.02708) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 4, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 88.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 82.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 88.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 82.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04049) | 88.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01876) | 82.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 4, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03849) | 87.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01352) | 79.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03849) | 87.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01352) | 79.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 4, 2025 | 3.85% (0.03849) | 87.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 1.35% (0.01352) | 79.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03453) | 87.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 78.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3.45% (0.03453) | 87.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 1.21% (0.01208) | 78.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 4, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03501) | 87.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 4, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03501) | 87.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 4, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03501) | 86.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 1, 2025 | 1.15% (0.01151) | 77.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03501) | 86.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09949) | 88.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 3.50% (0.03501) | 85.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.47% (0.05470) | 89.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00809) | 82.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00810) | 81.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00716) | 78.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00609) | 76.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 75.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.51% (0.00511) | 73.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 21, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00581) | 74.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.52% (0.00516) | 73.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 75.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 73.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.65% (0.01649) | 52.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (19)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95849 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4055 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1304645 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-87vv-r9j6-g5qv Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731%40%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/10f0f3aefd51444d1198c65f44ffdf2d78ca3359423dbc1c168c9731@%3Cdev.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/17ff53f7999e74fbe3cc0ceb4e1c3b00b180b7c5afec8e978837bc49@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/52bafac05ad174000ea465fe275fd3cc7bd5c25535a7631c0bc9bfb2@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854%40%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54df3aeb4239b64b50b356f0ca6f986e3c4ca5b84c515dce077c7854@%3Cuser.flink.apache.org%3E
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/55 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4055
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4055
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/55
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-02 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 23, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Apr 20, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4055
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-87VV-R9J6-G5QV Updated n/a