CVE-2018-7164

Published: 13 June 2018

Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	trusty	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	upstream	Not vulnerable (code not present)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (code not present)

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

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