CVE-2018-12122

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-12122
StatePUBLISHED
Assignernodejs
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-11-28 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 22:16:45 UTC
DescriptionNode.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption / Denial of Service

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA The Node.js Project Node.js affected All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Node.js: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-48) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0009 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.netapp.com
November 2018 Security Releases | Node.js af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 nodejs.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296075 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 21.69.0 Missing (CPUAPR2020)
  • 500432 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 501095 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs-current
  • 504195 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs
  • 900064 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for nodejs 8.11.4
  • 903082 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for nodejs (4298)

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