Answer in brief
CVE-2017-16137 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.7) vulnerability in CVE Program Container. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps HackerOne/debug node module (generic), debug (npm), debug (npm), debug (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 3.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps HackerOne/debug node module (generic), debug (npm), debug (npm), debug (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| HackerOne/debug node modulegeneric | <=2.6.8 || >=3.0.0 <=3.0.1 | = 2.6.8 || >= 3.0.0 <= 3.0.1 |
| debugnpm | >=0 <2.6.9 | 2.6.9 |
| debugnpm | >=3.0.0 <3.1.0 | 3.1.0 |
| debugnpm | >=3.2.0 <3.2.7 | 3.2.7 |
| debugnpm | >=4.0.0 <4.3.1 | 4.3.1 |
Published upstream
Jun 7, 2018
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 15, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
The debug module is vulnerable to regular expression denial of service when untrusted user input is passed into the o formatter. It takes around 50k characters to block for 2 seconds making this a low severity issue.
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