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CVE-2018-7161

CVE-2018-7161HIGH

The Node.js Project Node.js — All versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  N  N  H    7.5   .0776   94.6     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  Node.js  8.x+ –    —

TIMELINE
  Feb 15  Reserved by nodejs
  Jun 13  Published (CNA: nodejs)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2018-7161 (The Node.js Project Node.js). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-20 · CNA: nodejs · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 15, 2018	Reserved	Reserved by nodejs
June 13, 2018	Published	Published (CNA: nodejs)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2018-7161 (The Node.js Project Node.js). Received CVSS 7.5 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
The Node.js Project	Node.js	—	8.x+	—

Weaknesses

CWE-20

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/ [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2018-7161 at cve.org

Vendors: the node.js project

Weaknesses: CWE-20

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