CVE-2020-8251
NodeJS Node
HIGH 7.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 8.36 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- hackerone
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/868834
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2020-29121
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2020-8251
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 14.0.0 < 14.11.0cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| NodeJS · Node | affected 4.0 < 4.* ; affected 5.0 < 5.* ; affected 6.0 < 6.* ; affected 7.0 < 7.* ; affected 8.0 < 8.* ; affected 9.0 < 9.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |