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GHSA-qhv9-728r-6jqg
GHSA-qhv9-728r-6jqg
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
ReDoS via long string of semicolons in tough-cookie
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published October 10, 2018
tough-cookie is fixed in 2.3.0 (npm)
ReDoS via long string of semicolons in tough-cookie
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tough-cookie | npm | 2.3.0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| npm | tough-cookie | 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/ibm-security-bulletin-ibm-api-connect-is-affected-by-node-js-tough-cookie-module-vulnerability-to-a-denial-of-service-cve-2016-1000232 url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2912 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000232 advisory
- https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/130 url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qhv9-728r-6jqg advisory
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/615627206357d997d5e6ff9da158997de05235ae fix
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie/commit/e4fc2e0f9ee1b7a818d68f0ac7ea696f377b1534 fix
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-1000232 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2101 url
- https://github.com/salesforce/tough-cookie package