Denial of Service in content
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub.
Summary
Versions of `content` are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The Content-Encoding HTTP header parser has a vulnerability which will cause the function to throw a system error if the header contains some invalid values. Because hapi rethrows system errors (as opposed to catching expected application errors), the error is thrown all the way up the stack. If no unhandled exception handler is available, the application will exist, allowing an attacker to shut down services. ## Recommendation This package is deprecated and is now maintained as `@hapi/content`. Please update your dependencies to use `@hapi/content`.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | content (npm) | up to 4.0.6 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5854-jvxx-2cg9 |
- content (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 4.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5854-jvxx-2cg9
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-5854-jvxx-2cg9
References
Sources
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