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CVE-2014-7191

Published: Oct 19, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-399
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
8.3%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

node.jsnodejs
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries
qsnpmOSS Libraries
n/an/a
nodejsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka node.js, node
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
secunia.com
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
www-01.ibm.com
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Timeline

Published
Oct 19, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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