Improper input validation in nodejs (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-12116
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 nodejs (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU16171

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12116

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-provided input. A remote attacker can provide Unicode data for the path option of an HTTP request to trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs (Alpine package): 8.11.4-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1b6fe87123809adb71d7a3a11c0633972d70beed


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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