CVE-2017-16026

N/A
Published: June 4, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRequest

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.67.02.2.6 ≤ v < 2.47.02.51.0 < v ≤ 2.67.0
Affected range stops below 2.47.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-201CWE-20

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