Input validation error in Node.js - CVE-2016-2086
Published: April 8, 2016 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32331
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2086
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.42, 0.12.x before 0.12.10, 4.x before 4.3.0, and 5.x before 5.6.0 allow remote attackers to conduct HTTP request smuggling attacks via a crafted Content-Length HTTP header.
Affected software
Node.js
nodejs (Alpine package)
nodejs
Fedora
nodejs (Alpine package)
nodejs
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2086
Install update from vendor's website.
Node.js - update to 0.10.42
nodejs (Alpine package) - update to 0.10.42-r0
nodejs - addressed in versions 0.10.42-4.el6, 0.10.42-4.el7, 0.10.42-4.fc22, 0.10.42-4.fc23
nodejs (Alpine package) - update to 0.10.42-r0
nodejs - addressed in versions 0.10.42-4.el6, 0.10.42-4.el7, 0.10.42-4.fc22, 0.10.42-4.fc23
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177184.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177673.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83282
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43