CVE-2018-7166
HIGHNode.js 10 <10.9.0 - Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmDescription
In all versions of Node.js 10 prior to 10.9.0, an argument processing flaw can cause `Buffer.alloc()` to return uninitialized memory. This method is intended to be safe and only return initialized, or cleared, memory. The third argument specifying `encoding` can be passed as a number, this is misinterpreted by `Buffer's` internal "fill" method as the `start` to a fill operation. This flaw may be abused where `Buffer.alloc()` arguments are derived from user input to return uncleared memory blocks that may contain sensitive information.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0086
EPSS Percentile
74.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-226
CWE-908
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
nodejs/node.js
< 10.9.0
Timeline
Published
Aug 21, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026