Vulnerability in Node.js
CVE-2017-15897
Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.
Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Node.js
- The Node.js Project — versions 8.0 and higher, 9.0 and higher
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15897?
- CVE-2017-15897 is a low-severity vulnerability in Node.js, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2017-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15897?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.