nodejs-http-proxy: DOS via improper error handling in middleware implementation
Published Jun 4, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.69%
Description
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
Affected products
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- Version <=0.6.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HackerOne | n/a | n/a |
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- < 0.7.0
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-http-proxy
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-http-proxy | Not affected | n/a |
http-proxy
npm
Introduced 0 Fixed 0.7.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | http-proxy | 0 | 0.7.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01687) | 76.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.69% (0.01687) | 76.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 43.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 5, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 41.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 21.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16014 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591872 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76 Advisory
- https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/pull/101 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/323 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16014
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16014
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/323
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16014 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591872 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/nodejitsu/node-http-proxy/pull/101 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/323 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16014 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16014 | ||
| https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/323 |
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