A vulnerability in Node.js HTTP servers allows an attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP request with chunked encoding, leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service (DoS). The server reads an unbounded number of bytes from a single connection, exploiting the lack of limitations on chunk extension bytes. The issue can cause CPU and network bandwidth exhaustion, bypassing standard safeguards like timeouts and body size limits.
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)
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemon | Mar 22, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs20-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-10.2-develUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs20-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-npmUpgrade nodejs20-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs20Upgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-11.3-develUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs20-libsUpgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs20-npmUpgrade nodejs20-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Sep 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade nodeUpgrade node20Upgrade node16Upgrade node21Upgrade node18 | Mar 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | May 15, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs | Mar 21, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundler | Mar 20, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debuginfo | Mar 28, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade npm20Upgrade npm12Upgrade nodejs14-docsUpgrade nodejs18-docsUpgrade npm18Upgrade nodejs12-develUpgrade nodejs12Upgrade nodejs20-docsUpgrade nodejs18Upgrade nodejs16-develUpgrade nodejs16Upgrade nodejs16-docsUpgrade nodejs18-develUpgrade nodejs20-develUpgrade corepack20Upgrade corepack18Upgrade nodejs14Upgrade npm14Upgrade nodejs12-docsUpgrade nodejs14-develUpgrade npm16Upgrade nodejs20 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
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