** DISPUTED ** The deserialize function in serialize-to-js through 1.1.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors involving an Immediately Invoked Function Expression "function()" substring, as demonstrated by a "function(){console.log(" call or a simple infinite loop. NOTE: the vendor agrees that denial of service can occur but notes that deserialize is explicitly listed as "harmful" within the README.md file.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15871
• commenthol/serialize-to-js#3
• https://kay-malwarebenchmark.github.io/blog/cve-2017-15871-dos-through-iife