Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-current | Aug 22, 2024 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-devel | Apr 27, 2020 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser | Apr 24, 2020 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade http-parserUpgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parser-debugsourceUpgrade http-parser-devel | Aug 28, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Jul 30, 2024 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade node10Upgrade node8Upgrade node6Upgrade node | Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 10, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | Mar 23, 2020 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Jun 17, 2020 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade http-parser | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/nodejs/nodejs-8 to version 8.17.0-11.4.21.0.1.69.0 on Solaris 11.4 | Jan 19, 2021 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-develUpgrade http-parser | Jul 21, 2020 | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade http-parser-develUpgrade http-parser-debuginfoUpgrade http-parser-debugsourceUpgrade http-parser | Aug 7, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade firefox-gio-branding-upstreamUpgrade npm6Upgrade firefox-glib2-langUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-inuktitutUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-multipressUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade libfirefox-gmodule-2_0-0Upgrade npm10Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodules-tigrignaUpgrade firefox-libharfbuzz0Upgrade mozilla-nsprUpgrade nodejs4-docsUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade firefox-libffi7Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-vietnameseUpgrade nodejs10-develUpgrade nodejs8-docsUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-gthread-2_0-0Upgrade nodejs4Upgrade firefox-gtk3-branding-upstreamUpgrade firefox-gtk3-dataUpgrade nodejs10-docsUpgrade mozilla-nspr-develUpgrade libfirefox-gobject-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-thaiUpgrade mozilla-nspr-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade nodejs8Upgrade firefox-libpango-1_0-0Upgrade nodejs6Upgrade nodejs6-docsUpgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade firefox-libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0Upgrade npm8Upgrade nodejs10Upgrade firefox-libffi4Upgrade mozillafirefox-branding-sledUpgrade firefox-libcairo2Upgrade firefox-glib2-toolsUpgrade firefox-libcairo-gobject2Upgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-langUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailerUpgrade nodejs6-develUpgrade npm4Upgrade firefox-gtk3-toolsUpgrade nodejs8-develUpgrade nodejs4-develUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-langUpgrade libfirefox-gio-2_0-0Upgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade firefox-gdk-pixbuf-query-loadersUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade libfirefox-glib-2_0-0Upgrade firefox-libgtk-3-0Upgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-amharicUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade firefox-libatk-1_0-0Upgrade firefox-atk-langUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade firefox-gtk3-immodule-xim | Jan 31, 2019 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Nov 28, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Nov 28, 2018 |
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