{"cve":"CVE-2017-20165","nvd":{"published":"2023-01-09T10:15:10.447","modified":"2026-06-17T01:15:18.783","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in debug-js debug up to 3.0.x. This affects the function useColors of the file src/node.js. The manipulation of the argument str leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Upgrading to version 3.1.0 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-217665 was assigned to this vulnerability.","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-1333"],"references":["https://github.com/debug-js/debug/commit/c38a0166c266a679c8de012d4eaccec3f944e685","https://github.com/debug-js/debug/pull/504","https://github.com/debug-js/debug/releases/tag/3.1.0","https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.217665","https://vuldb.com/?id.217665"],"products":["debug_project:debug"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:34.931465858+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-20165","score":0.02105,"percentile":0.81747,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9vvw-cc9w-f27h","summary":"debug Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:17.780578Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"debug","purl":"pkg:npm/debug","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.1.0"],"fixed":["3.1.0"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"debug","purl":"pkg:npm/debug","ranges":["<2.6.9"],"fixed":["2.6.9"]}]}],"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."]}