Fedora EPEL 7 update for nodejs
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-7167 CVE-2018-7161 CVE-2018-7162 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system nodejs Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU13379
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-2018-7167
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can supply Calling Buffer.fill() or Buffer.alloc() with some parameters and cause the server to hang.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 7
nodejs: before 6.14.3-1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-871d88af0e
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.
2) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU13376
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-2018-7161
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available when the affected software interacts with an HTTP/2 server. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input to the targeted node server that provides an HTTP/2 server and cause the node server to crash.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 7
nodejs: before 6.14.3-1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-871d88af0e
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.
3) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU13377
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-2018-7162
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation when TLS implementation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request that submits malicious input to the targeted node server and cause it to crash.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 7
nodejs: before 6.14.3-1.el7
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2018-871d88af0e
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.
