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Full vulnerability report · 2020
CVE-2020-7733High confidence

Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)

n/a · ua-parser-js

7.5HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
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Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

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Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivenode-ua-parser-jsUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 8 Sept 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

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1 current
CVE-2020-7733 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · status not statedRed Hat Product Securitynodejs-ua-parser-js: Regular expression denial of service via the regex
10 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • distributed-tracing/jaeger-all-in-one-rhel7 as a component of Distributed Tracing Jaeger 1
  • distributed-tracing/jaeger-query-rhel7 as a component of Distributed Tracing Jaeger 1
  • nodejs-ua-parser-js.src as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
  • kibana as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • kibana.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • kibana as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • kibana.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • openshift4/ose-logging-kibana6 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • grafana as a component of Red Hat Storage 3
  • grafana.src as a component of Red Hat Storage 3
Summary
A flaw was found in nodejs-ua-parser-js. The software is vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex for Redmi Phones and Mi Pad Tablets UA.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2021-0967

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.22 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex for Redmi Phones and Mi Pad Tablets UA.

What

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.22 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex for Redmi Phones and Mi Pad Tablets UA.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

The package ua-parser-js before 0.7.22 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via the regex for Redmi Phones and Mi Pad Tablets UA.

Why

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
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No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
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Reference recorded

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Likely attack path
a network path → Uncontrolled Resource Consumption → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-400 ↗

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-400Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2022-1603IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
distributed-tracing/jaeger-all-in-one-rhel7 as a component of Distributed Tracing Jaeger 1; distributed-tracing/jaeger-query-rhel7 as a component of Distributed Tracing Jaeger 1; nodejs-ua-parser-js.src as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2; kibana as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11; kibana.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11; kibana as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; kibana.src as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; openshift4/ose-logging-kibana6 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; grafana as a component of Red Hat Storage 3; grafana.src as a component of Red Hat Storage 3
Fixed
ovirt-engine-ui-extensions-0:1.2.7-1.el8ev.noarch as a component of RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4; ovirt-engine-ui-extensions-0:1.2.7-1.el8ev.src as a component of RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4; ovirt-web-ui-0:1.7.2-1.el8ev.noarch as a component of RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4; ovirt-web-ui-0:1.7.2-1.el8ev.src as a component of RHEL-8-RHEV-S-4.4 - Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4
Action
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/2974891
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 16 Sept 2020 · Last source change 17 Sept 2024, 04:00 UTC · CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-0967
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

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Material change intelligence

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Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-0967↗Vendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security↗Patch or update reference↗Public exploit reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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