Description
Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.
Published: 2018-06-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18906 Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nodejs

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:56:13.228Z

Reserved: 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7164

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-13T16:29:01.827

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:11:42.403

Link: CVE-2018-7164

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-7164 - Bugzilla

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