Description
Hawk before 3.1.3 and 4.x before 4.1.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or partial outage) via a long (1) header or (2) URI that is matched against an improper regular expression.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | hawk | >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1 | 4.1.1 | GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc |
| npm | hawk | < 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 | GHSA-jcpv-g9rr-qxrc |
References
- https://github.com/hueniverse/hawk/commit/0833f99ba64558525995a7e21d4093da1f3e15fa
- https://github.com/hueniverse/hawk/issues/168
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/77
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1309721
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