CVE-2018-12121
HIGHNode.js <6.15.0,8.14.0,10.14.0,11.3.0 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0847
EPSS Percentile
92.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-400
Status
published
Affected Products (16)
nodejs/node.js
< 6.15.0
nodejs/node.js
< 11.3.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_eus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus
... and 1 more
Timeline
Published
Nov 28, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026