CVE-2018-21270

MEDIUM

Nodejs Node.js < 0.0.6 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

Versions less than 0.0.6 of the Node.js stringstream module are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read because of allocation of uninitialized buffers when a number is passed in the input stream (when using Node.js 4.x).

References (3)

[Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory] https://github.com/mhart/StringStream/issues/7

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://hackerone.com/reports/321670

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/664

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0053

EPSS Percentile 66.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

nodejs/node.js < 0.0.6

npm/stringstream < 0.0.6npm

Timeline

Published Dec 03, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026