VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-7164

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability6.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-13
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references