Resource management error in nodejs (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-8277
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
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 medium risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU48569

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8277

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when processing a large number of DNS responses. A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a denial of service condition.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs (Alpine package): 12.14.0-r0 - 12.19.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=476e1730dfc445d117afca1789d2d787de40e04d
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fbf1c013dee35efa327ba8b50d08a1a397d1acd1


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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