CVE-2016-10703
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 14, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEcstatic
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
A regular expression Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the file lib/ecstatic.js of the ecstatic npm package, before version 2.0.0, allows a remote attacker to overload and crash a server by passing a maliciously crafted string.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 2.0.0
Affected range stops below 2.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/jfhbrook/node-ecstatic/commit/71ce93988ead4b561a8592168c72143907189f01x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.checkmarx.com/advisories/denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability-in-ecstatic-npm-package/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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