Multiple vulnerabilities in Node.js

Published: 2024-04-05

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-27983 CVE-2024-27982
CWE-ID	CWE-617 CWE-444
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Node.js Server applications / Web servers
Vendor	Node.js Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88175

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27983

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when handling HTTP/2 packets. A remote attacker can send a small amount of HTTP/2 frames packets with a few HTTP/2 frames inside and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 18.0.0 - 21.7.1

External links

http://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/april-2024-security-releases
http://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v21.7.2
http://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v20.12.1
http://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v18.20.1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU88176