{"cve":"CVE-2017-16138","nvd":{"published":"2018-06-07T02:29:03.863","modified":"2026-10-07T21:17:01.333","status":"Modified","description":"The mime module < 1.4.1, 2.0.1, 2.0.2 is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when a mime lookup is performed on untrusted user input.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["https://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535","https://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167","https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535"],"products":["mime_project:mime"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:50:40.212176939+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-16138","score":0.02119,"percentile":0.81742,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-wrvr-8mpx-r7pp","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wrvr-8mpx-r7pp","summary":"mime Regular Expression Denial of Service when MIME lookup performed on untrusted user input","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:07.102650Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"mime","purl":"pkg:npm/mime","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.0.3"],"fixed":["2.0.3"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"mime","purl":"pkg:npm/mime","ranges":["<1.4.1"],"fixed":["1.4.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}