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CVE-2017-16114

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  • Published2018-06-07
  • Fixed in0.3.9
  • WeaknessCWE-400

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Description

The marked module is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service. Based on the information published in the public issue, 1k characters can block for around 6 seconds.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-0702:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Marked project marked
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.3< 0.3.90.3.9

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • markedTuxCare:npmfrom 0.2.10-tuxcare.0 · fixed in 0.2.10-tuxcare.1
  • node-markedUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • node-markedDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.3.9+dfsg-1
  • node-markedDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.3.9+dfsg-1
  • node-markedDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.3.9+dfsg-1

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-16114 Red Hat Product Security

    nodejs-marked: Regular expression denial of service

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Marked project marked to 0.3.9

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-400known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2020-06-16

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2018-06-07
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-x5pg-88wf-qq4p

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16114?

The marked module is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service. Based on the information published in the public issue, 1k characters can block for around 6 seconds.

Is CVE-2017-16114 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-16114 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16114?

CVE-2017-16114 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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