nodejs-tough-cookie: Regular expression denial of service
Published Oct 3, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.28%
Description
A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the tough-cookie module before 2.3.3 for Node.js. An 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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.2
No data.
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
fh-system-dump-tool-0:1.0.0-5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
fping-0:3.10-4.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
nagios-0:4.0.8-8.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
nagios-plugins-0:2.0.3-3.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
perl-Crypt-CBC-0:2.33-2.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
perl-Crypt-DES-0:2.05-20.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
perl-Net-SNMP-0:6.0.1-7.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
phantomjs-0:1.9.7-3.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
python-meld3-0:0.6.10-1.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
qstat-0:2.11-13.20080912svn311.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
radiusclient-ng-0:0.5.6-9.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
redis-0:2.8.21-2.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap-fh-openshift-templates-0:4.6.0-5.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap-mod_authnz_external-0:3.3.1-7.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-aaa:1.1.3-4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-appstore:2.1.2-3
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-mbaas:6.0.3-2
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-messaging:3.2.0-4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-metrics:3.2.0-5
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-ngui:5.19.3-1
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-scm:1.1.4-2
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-sdks:1.0.0-36
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-statsd:2.1.3-4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/fh-supercore:5.0.10-2
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/gitlab-shell:2.1.2-16
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/httpd:2.4-47
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/installer:1.0.0-42
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/memcached:1.4.15-32
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/millicore:7.55.0-4
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/mongodb:3.2-36
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/mysql:5.5-28
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/nagios:4.0.8-58
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/redis:2.8.21-40
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/ups-eap:1.1.4-35
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
rhmap46/wildcard-proxy:1.0.0-17
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1264
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
sendEmail-0:1.56-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
ssmtp-0:2.64-14.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6
supervisor-0:3.1.3-3.el7map
Fixed · RHSA-2018:1263
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2912
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2913
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2912
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2913
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2912
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2913
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2912
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2913
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-tough-cookie
Not affected
Red Hat Quay 3
quay/quay-rhel8
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | fh-system-dump-tool-0:1.0.0-5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | fping-0:3.10-4.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | nagios-0:4.0.8-8.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | nagios-plugins-0:2.0.3-3.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | perl-Crypt-CBC-0:2.33-2.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | perl-Crypt-DES-0:2.05-20.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | perl-Net-SNMP-0:6.0.1-7.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | phantomjs-0:1.9.7-3.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | python-meld3-0:0.6.10-1.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | qstat-0:2.11-13.20080912svn311.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | radiusclient-ng-0:0.5.6-9.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | redis-0:2.8.21-2.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap-fh-openshift-templates-0:4.6.0-5.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap-mod_authnz_external-0:3.3.1-7.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-aaa:1.1.3-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-appstore:2.1.2-3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-mbaas:6.0.3-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-messaging:3.2.0-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-metrics:3.2.0-5 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-ngui:5.19.3-1 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-scm:1.1.4-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-sdks:1.0.0-36 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-statsd:2.1.3-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/fh-supercore:5.0.10-2 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/gitlab-shell:2.1.2-16 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/httpd:2.4-47 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/installer:1.0.0-42 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/memcached:1.4.15-32 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/millicore:7.55.0-4 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/mongodb:3.2-36 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/mysql:5.5-28 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/nagios:4.0.8-58 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/redis:2.8.21-40 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/ups-eap:1.1.4-35 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | rhmap46/wildcard-proxy:1.0.0-17 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1264 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | sendEmail-0:1.56-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | ssmtp-0:2.64-14.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4.6 | supervisor-0:3.1.3-3.el7map | Fixed | RHSA-2018:1263 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2912 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2913 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2912 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2913 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2912 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2913 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2912 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-tough-cookie-0:2.3.3-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2913 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-tough-cookie | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Quay 3 | quay/quay-rhel8 | Not affected | n/a |
tough-cookie
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 2.3.3
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | tough-cookie | 0 | 2.3.3 |
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Quay include nodejs-tough-cookie as a build time dependency of protractor. It's no included in the runtime code, and is therefore not affected by this vulnerability.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03283) | 88.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03283) | 86.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 3.94% (0.03942) | 88.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.70% (0.08696) | 91.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.72% (0.15716) | 91.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.70% (0.08696) | 91.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01253) | 86.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01142) | 82.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.30% (0.01304) | 83.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 55.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (17)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101185 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2913 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15010 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1493989 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g7q5-pjjr-gqvp Advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/f1ed420a6a92ea7a5418df6e39e676556bc0c71d
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/issues/92 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6VEBDTGNHVM677SLZDEHMWOP3ISMZSFT/
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/525 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15010
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:tough-cookie:20170905 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15010
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/525
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