Resource exhaustion in Node.js - CVE-2015-7384

 

Resource exhaustion in Node.js - CVE-2015-7384

Published: October 10, 2017 / Updated: August 3, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33284
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7384
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Node.js Foundation
Affected software:
Node.js

Detailed vulnerability description

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

Node.js 4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-7384

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources