Input validation error in nodejs-current (Alpine package)



Published: 2020-01-06
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-15606
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		nodejs-current (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU25012

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15606

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate HTTP headers.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of a trailing white-space character in the request headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and bypass certain security restrictions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs-current (Alpine package): 12.4.0-r0 - 13.1.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0069a8448e7c867901988a4f689e09128bad72c0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3054c2433b4131ff35f3ab19d4e20965d85992be
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=975b6a3945fcfc2d2d1b044ea5fb1d32f8cda08f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d28d7200169ede5fa2d87cba9d1eeb3a459ae2a3
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1fb036fb0a10b3ee95720656cf3537469ab6930a
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=86317da5622f4bbbcda0c78043d513b90bb64a69


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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