CVE-2017-16014
Insufficient Error Handling in http-proxy
CVE-2017-16014 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Http-proxy Project Http-proxy, published June 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.66%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in http-proxy 0.7.0.
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-16014- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-703, CWE-388
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-16014- Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0743 No score
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0743- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76
Insufficient Error Handling in http-proxy
Affected versions of http-proxy are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, wherein an attacker can force an error which will cause the server to crash.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.7.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Http-proxy is a proxying library. Because of the way errors are handled in versions before 0.7.0, an attacker that forces an error can crash the server, causing a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-16014- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76
Insufficient Error Handling in http-proxy
Affected versions of http-proxy are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, wherein an attacker can force an error which will cause the server to crash.
Recommendation
Update to version 0.7.0 or later.
- Record
GHSA-9xw9-pvgv-6p76- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
http-proxynpm |
through 0.6.6 | 0.7.0 |
http-proxynpm |
before 0.7.0 | 0.7.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |