SB2019040402 - Denial of service in canvas npm package for Node.js
Published: April 4, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019040402
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing malicious JPEG or GIF files. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted image to crash the node process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.