Resource exhaustion in Node.js
CVE-2018-12122
Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.413 (98.6th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.413 · newest: 0.413 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Node.js
- The Node.js Project — versions All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0
- SUSE Enterprise Storage — versions 4
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 12, 15
- SUSE OpenStack Cloud — versions 7, 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12122?
- CVE-2018-12122 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node.js, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-11-28.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12122?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12122 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.