VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-10196

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.39%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2021-03-19

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

A flaw was found in http-proxy-agent, prior to version 2.1.0. It was discovered http-proxy-agent passes an auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization. This could result in a Denial of Service through the usage of all available CPU resources and data exposure through an uninitialized memory leak in setups where an attacker could submit typed input to the auth parameter.

Weakness classification

CWE-665: Improper Initialization

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory