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 | alma-upgrade-nodejsalma-upgrade-nodejs-develalma-upgrade-nodejs-docsalma-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18nalma-upgrade-nodejs-libsalma-upgrade-nodejs-nodemonalma-upgrade-nodejs-packagingalma-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundleralma-upgrade-npm | Mar 22, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-docsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-full-i18namazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-libsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-libs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs20-npmamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-debugsourceamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-docsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18namazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-libsamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-libs-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-nodejs-npmamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-v8-10-2-develamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-v8-11-3-devel | Feb 17, 2025 | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-nodejs | Sep 16, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| Freebsd | freebsd-upgrade-package-nodefreebsd-upgrade-package-node16freebsd-upgrade-package-node18freebsd-upgrade-package-node20freebsd-upgrade-package-node21 | Mar 2, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-libs-nodejs | May 15, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| Oracle_linux | — | oracle-linux-upgrade-nodejsoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-develoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-docsoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18noracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-nodemonoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-packagingoracle-linux-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundleroracle-linux-upgrade-npm | Mar 21, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Redhat_linux | redhat-upgrade-nodejsredhat-upgrade-nodejs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nodejs-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-nodejs-develredhat-upgrade-nodejs-docsredhat-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18nredhat-upgrade-nodejs-libsredhat-upgrade-nodejs-libs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-nodejs-nodemonredhat-upgrade-nodejs-packagingredhat-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundlerredhat-upgrade-npm | Mar 20, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| Rocky_linux | rocky-upgrade-nodejsrocky-upgrade-nodejs-debuginforocky-upgrade-nodejs-debugsourcerocky-upgrade-nodejs-develrocky-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18nrocky-upgrade-npm | Mar 28, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-corepack18suse-upgrade-corepack20suse-upgrade-nodejs12suse-upgrade-nodejs12-develsuse-upgrade-nodejs12-docssuse-upgrade-nodejs14suse-upgrade-nodejs14-develsuse-upgrade-nodejs14-docssuse-upgrade-nodejs16suse-upgrade-nodejs16-develsuse-upgrade-nodejs16-docssuse-upgrade-nodejs18suse-upgrade-nodejs18-develsuse-upgrade-nodejs18-docssuse-upgrade-nodejs20suse-upgrade-nodejs20-develsuse-upgrade-nodejs20-docssuse-upgrade-npm12suse-upgrade-npm14suse-upgrade-npm16suse-upgrade-npm18suse-upgrade-npm20 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Vmware Photon_os | vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 20, 2024 |
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