SB2017103014 - Input validation error in Node.js
Published: October 30, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017103014
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-2017-14919)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught exception and crash) by leveraging a change in the zlib module 1.2.9 making 8 an invalid value for the windowBits parameter.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.