{"id":"CVE-2017-16138","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"mime_project","product":"mime","affected":["mime < 1.4.1","mime >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.3"],"patched":["mime 2.0.3"],"published":"2018-06-07","updated":"2026-10-07","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-07T21:17:01.333","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16138","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535","label":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/broofa/node-mime/issues/167","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/535","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.02153,"epssPercentile":0.81584,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-07T20:12:50.852688Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-07T20:46:46.993Z","slug":"CVE-2017-16138","body":"## Overview\n\nThe 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `mime < 1.4.1`\n- `mime >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.3`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `mime 2.0.3`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}