Input validation error in Node.js - CVE-2012-2330
Published: August 14, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43730
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2330
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (request header contents) and possibly spoof HTTP headers via a zero length string.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2330
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49066
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/8
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/c9a231d
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99038439?utm_source=f5support&utm_medium=RSS