SB2017090734 - Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-nodejs6-nodejs-qs
Published: September 7, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017090734
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-2017-1000048)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
the web framework using ljharb's qs module older than v6.3.2, v6.2.3, v6.1.2, and v6.0.4 is vulnerable to a DoS. A malicious user can send a evil request to cause the web framework crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.