1. Home
  2. CVE Database
  3. CVE-2016-10521
HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2016-10521

jshamcrest is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in to the emailAddress validator.

Vulnerability Description

jshamcrest is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in to the emailAddress validator.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Jshamcrest ProjectJshamcrest>= 0.6.7, <= 0.7.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20CWE-400

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2016-10521?

CVE-2016-10521 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). jshamcrest is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) when certain types of user input is passed in to the emailAddress validator.

How severe is CVE-2016-10521?

CVE-2016-10521 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2016-10521?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Jshamcrest Project Jshamcrest.