CVE-2020-8251

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-8251
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-18 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:26:00 UTC
DescriptionNode.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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 33 All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All
Application Nodejs Node.js All All All All

References

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HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Permissions Required
October 2020 Node.js Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
September 2020 Security Releases | Node.js MISC nodejs.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
NodeJS: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-07) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: nodejs-14.15.1-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 501636 Alpine Linux Security Update for nodejs-current
  • 690520 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for node.js (4ca5894c-f7f1-11ea-8ff8-0022489ad614)
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