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Node.js 12.x < 12.22.2, 14.x < 14.17.2, 16.x < 16.4.1 DoS Vulnerability - 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
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
Node.js is prone to a out of bounds read vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Node.js is vulnerable to out-of-bounds read in libuv's uv__idna_toascii() function which is used to convert strings to ASCII. This is called by Node's dns module's lookup() function and can lead to information disclosures or crashes.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Node.js 12.x through 12.22.1, 14.x through 14.17.1 and 16.x through 16.4.0.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 12.22.2, 14.17.2, 16.4.1 or later.