CVE-2018-7161

Published: Jun 13, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20

7.5HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

All versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash. This can be accomplished by interacting with the http2 server in a manner that triggers a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available. This has been addressed by updating the http2 implementation.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

The Node.js Project

oss-projectaka node.js

Node.jsLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries

ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»

commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra

Astra Linux Common EditionOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Node.js Foundation

oss-project·USaka node foundation, nodejs foundation

Node.jsLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries

nodejs

oss-project·USaka node.js, node

node.jsLibraryLibrary

OSS Libraries

Exploitability

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363

securityfocus.com

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/

nodejs.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48

security.gentoo.org

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