CVE-2018-12121

HIGH

Node.js <6.15.0,8.14.0,10.14.0,11.3.0 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

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