Memory leak in Node.js - CVE-2025-23165
Published: May 16, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU109243
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-23165
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Node.js Foundation
Affected software:
Node.js
Node.js
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in ReadFileUtf8 caused by a corrupted pointer. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-23165
Install updates from vendor's website.