QID 983764

QID 983764: Nodejs (npm) Security Update for ecstatic (GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m)

`ecstatic`, a simple static file server middleware, is vulnerable to denial of service. If a payload with a large number of null bytes (`%00`) is provided by an attacker it can crash ecstatic by running it out of memory. [Results from the original advisory](https://www.checkmarx.com/advisories/denial-of-service-dos-vulnerability-in-ecstatic-npm-package/) ``` A payload of 22kB caused a lag of 1 second, A payload of 35kB caused a lag of 3 seconds, A payload of 86kB caused the server to crash ``` ## Recommendation Update to version 2.0.0 or later.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m for updates pertaining to this vulnerability.

Vendor References

GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m - github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m

CVEs related to QID 983764

CVE-2016-10703 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m	ecstatic		github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm9p-9926-w68m

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