SB2012081404 - Input validation error in Node.js
Published: August 14, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012081404
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2330)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (request header contents) and possibly spoof HTTP headers via a zero length string.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49066
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/8
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/c9a231d
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99038439?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS