# CVE-2015-9242: Certain input strings when passed to new Date() or Date.parse() in ecstatic node module before 1.4.0 will cause v8 to raise an exception.

- Also known as: GHSA-VWJC-Q9PX-R9VQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2018-05-29 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- HackerOne ecstatic node module: fixed in 1.4.0
- ecstatic (npm): fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

Certain input strings when passed to new Date() or Date.parse() in ecstatic node module before 1.4.0 will cause v8 to raise an exception. This leads to a crash and denial of service in ecstatic when this input is passed into the server via the If-Modified-Since header.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne ecstatic node module, ecstatic, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jfhbrook/node-ecstatic/pull/179
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=4640
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/64

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