CVE-2018-7164

HIGH

Node.js 9.7.0-9.11.2 - Denial of Service via net.Socket Stream Memory Consumption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0107
EPSS Percentile 78.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
nodejs/node.js 9.7.0 - 9.11.2
Published Jun 13, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026