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CVE-2018-12121 Detail

Description

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2258 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3497 Third Party Advisory 
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption cwe source acceptance level NIST   Node.js  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12121
NVD Published Date:
11/28/2018
NVD Last Modified:
09/06/2022
Source:
Node.js