SB2016010202 - Input validation error in Node.js
Published: January 2, 2016 Updated: August 4, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016010202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8027)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Node.js 0.12.x before 0.12.9, 4.x before 4.2.3, and 5.x before 5.1.1 does not ensure the availability of a parser for each HTTP socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaughtException and service outage) via a pipelined HTTP request.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78207
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV79524
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972419
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764/
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2015-security-releases/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43