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CVE-2017-16137

The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter.

Published Jun 7, 2018 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · debug project debug

The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

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Timeline

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  1. Jun 7, 2018 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

  3. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Fix available

    node-debug fixed in 3.1.0-1; node-debug fixed in 3.1.0-1; node-debug fixed in 3.1.0-1

  4. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Fix available

    node-debug fixed in 3.1.0-1

  5. Oct 15, 2026 · OSV.dev

    Updated

    The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

Affected

  • Debian:12 node-debug0 → 3.1.0-1
  • Debian:13 node-debug0 → 3.1.0-1
  • Debian:14 node-debug0 → 3.1.0-1
  • cpe debug project/debugversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-16137

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-16137

    The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • OSV.devPackage advisoryDEBIAN-CVE-2017-16137
    osv.dev

References

CVE-2017-16137 · ZeroDay Findings