SB2020012909 - Denial of Service in Sequelize package for Node.js
Published: January 29, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020012909
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 the "afterResults" function for the SQLite dialect fails to catch a "TypeError" exception for the "results" variable. A remote authenticated attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.