USN-4776-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4776-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4776-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4776-1
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Published
2021-03-15T20:51:27.487511Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:23Z
Summary
node-semver vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that semver incorrectly handled certain inputs. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / node-semver

Package

Name
node-semver
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libjs-semver",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "node-semver",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-8855",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / node-semver

Package

Name
node-semver
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-semver@2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.0-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libjs-semver",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "node-semver",
            "binary_version": "2.1.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2015-8855",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}