Out-of-bounds write in Node.js - CVE-2018-12115
Published: August 22, 2018 / Updated: August 23, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14498
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12115
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Node.js Foundation
Affected software:
Node.js
Node.js
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the Buffer component when used with UCS-2 encoding. A local attacker can cause a targeted system to stop functioning or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-12115
The vulnerability has been fixed in the versions 6.14.4, 8.11.4 and 10.9.0.