vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4796-1 (CVE-2018-7167): Node.js vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 13, 2018 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 13, 2018
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
Calling Buffer.fill() or Buffer.alloc() with some parameters can lead to a hang which could result in a Denial of Service. In order to address this vulnerability, the implementations of Buffer.alloc() and Buffer.fill() were updated so that they zero fill instead of hanging in these cases. All versions of Node.js 6.x (LTS "Boron"), 8.x (LTS "Carbon"), and 9.x are vulnerable. All versions of Node.js 10.x (Current) are NOT vulnerable.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejsubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejs-devubuntu-pro-upgrade-nodejs-doc
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