CVE-2018-12122
Published: 28 November 2018
Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Jan Maybach discovered that Nde.js did not time out if incomplete HTTP/HTTPS headers were received. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by keeping HTTP/HTTPS connections alive for a long period of time.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
| cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(10.15.1~dfsg-5)
|
|
| trusty |
Needed
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(8.14.0, 10.14.0)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |