Disclosure summary
Fresh is a module used by the Express.js framework for HTTP response freshness testing. It is vulnerable to a regular expression denial of service when it is passed specially crafted input to parse. This causes the event loop to be blocked causing a denial of service condition.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-400
Source-specific records & product guidance
Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.
NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2017-16119
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| fresh_project | fresh | * {"versionEndExcluding":"0.5.2"} |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- nodesecurity.io — Third Party Advisory
- nodesecurity.io — Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2018-06-06T22:29:02-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T16:17:26-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:18-04:00