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title: "CVE-2017-16026\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-16026

Publication date 4 June 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.9 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-16026?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and
the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero
memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 ||
>2.51.0 <=2.67.0.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| node-request | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.9 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | High |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.9 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-16026)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16026)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-16026)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-16026)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904>
* <https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309>
* <https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-16026>