Denial of Service Vulnerability in Node.js by Node.js Foundation
CVE-2018-7162

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

The Node.js Project

Status
Node.js
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 June 2018

What is CVE-2018-7162?

A vulnerability exists in Node.js versions 9.x and 10.x that allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing a node process, which runs an HTTP server with TLS support, to crash. This can be initiated through the transmission of duplicate or unexpected messages during the TLS handshake process. The issue has been mitigated through updates to the TLS implementation.

Affected Version(s)

Node.js 9.x+

Node.js 10.x+

References

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-securi...
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104468
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2018-7162 : Denial of Service Vulnerability in Node.js by Node.js Foundation