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Node.js Denial-of-Service Vulnerability-02 (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is installed with Node.js and is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists due to an uninitialized read (and a subsequent segfault) error on receiving a malformed ALTSVC frame.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Node.js versions 8.4.x and higher prior to 8.11.3, 9.x prior to 9.11.2 and 10.x prior to 10.4.1
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Node.js version 8.11.3 or 9.11.2 or 10.4.1 or later. Please see the references for more information.