nodejs-request: Remote Memory Exposure when a multipart request is made
Published Jun 4, 2018
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.63%
Description
Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0.
Affected products
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- Version >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Request Node Module | n/a |
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- ≥ 2.2.6 · < 2.47.0
- > 2.51.0 · ≤ 2.67.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
nodejs-request
Will not fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs-request
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs-request
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs6-nodejs-request
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | nodejs-request | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs-request | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs-request | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs6-nodejs-request | Not affected | n/a |
request
npm
Introduced 2.49.0 Fixed 2.68.0request
npm
Introduced 2.2.6 Fixed 2.68.0
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | request | 2.49.0 | 2.68.0 |
| npm | request | 2.2.6 | 2.68.0 |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02625) | 84.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02625) | 83.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01286) | 77.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.24% (0.04244) | 80.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00185) | 56.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 54.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 62.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00292) | 64.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00206) | 56.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 23.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16026 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588833 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xfp-9c55-5vqj Advisory
- https://github.com/request/request/commit/29d81814bc16bc79cb112b4face8be6fc00061dd
- https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2022
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16026
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16026
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-16026 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1588833 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7xfp-9c55-5vqj | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/request/request/commit/29d81814bc16bc79cb112b4face8be6fc00061dd | ||
| https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/request/request/pull/2022 | ||
| https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16026 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16026 |
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