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.

CVE-2017-16138 (CVE-2017-16138) is catalogued in NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS and curated for EU compliance use cases by SQUR.

Question 1

What is CVE-2017-16138 — CVE-2017-16138?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

What is the authoritative source for CVE-2017-16138?

Accepted Answer

CVE-2017-16138 (CVE-2017-16138) is catalogued in NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS and curated for EU compliance use cases by SQUR.

CVSS	7.5 ()
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS	2.15% probability of exploitation · percentile 81.6% · 2026-10-10T12:00:23Z
Last modified	2026-10-07

CVE-2017-16138CVE-2017-16138

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