Resource exhaustion in Node.js
CVE-2019-5739
Keep-alive HTTP and HTTPS connections can remain open and inactive for up to 2 minutes in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier. Node.js 8.0.0 introduced a dedicated server.keepAliveTimeout which defaults to 5 seconds. The behavior in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier is a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector. Node.js 6.17.0 introduces server.keepAliveTimeout and the 5-second default.
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: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.049 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Node.js — versions All versions prior to 6.17.0
- Node.js
- openSUSE Leap — versions 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/ (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5739?
- CVE-2019-5739 is a high-severity vulnerability in Node.js, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-03-28.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5739?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.