Input validation error in Node.js - CVE-2019-15606

 

Input validation error in Node.js - CVE-2019-15606

Published: February 6, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25012
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15606
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate HTTP headers.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of a trailing white-space character in the request headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the application and bypass certain security restrictions.


Affected software

Node.js
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Opensuse
Ubuntu
Red Hat Software Collections
IBM Cloud Transformation Advisor
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions
nodejs (Debian package)
nodejs-current (Alpine package)
nodejs (Ubuntu package)
nodejs-dev (Ubuntu package)
nodejs-legacy (Ubuntu package)
libnode-dev (Ubuntu package)
libnode64 (Ubuntu package)
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition
Cloud App Management V2018

How to mitigate CVE-2019-15606

Install updates from vendor's website.

Node.js - addressed in versions 10.19.0, 12.15.0, 13.8.0
nodejs (Debian package) - update to 10.19.0~dfsg1-1
nodejs-current (Alpine package) - update to 13.11.0-r0
Cloud App Management V2018 - update to 2020.1.0
nodejs (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
nodejs-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
nodejs-legacy (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro
libnode-dev (Ubuntu package) - update to 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
libnode64 (Ubuntu package) - update to 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1

External References

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