What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-9954?

CVE-2016-9954 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2016-9954?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2016-9954. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Irregex CVE-2016-9954

HIGH

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

2017-04-21 security@debian.org

Denial Of Service Irregex

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/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

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 21, 2017 - 20:59 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. The backtrack compilation code in the Irregex package (aka IrRegular Expressions) before 0.9.6 for Scheme allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted regular expression with a repeating pattern. Affected products include: Irregex Project Irregex. Version information: before 0.9.6.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.