Vulnerability identifier: #VU28538

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11080

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when processing HTTP/2 SETTINGS frames. A remote attacker can trigger high CPU load by sending large HTTP/2 SETTINGS frames and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 14.3.0, 14.2.0, 14.1.0, 14.0.0, 13.14.0, 13.13.0, 13.12.0, 13.11.0, 13.10.0 - 13.10.1, 13.9.0, 13.8.0, 13.7.0, 13.6.0, 13.5.0, 13.4.0, 13.3.0, 13.2.0, 13.1.0, 13.0.0 - 13.0.1, 12.17.0, 12.16.0 - 12.16.3, 12.15.0, 12.14.0 - 12.14.1, 12.13.0 - 12.13.1, 12.12.0, 12.11.0 - 12.11.1, 12.10.0, 12.9.0 - 12.9.1, 12.8.0 - 12.8.1, 12.7.0, 12.6.0, 12.5.0, 12.4.0, 12.3.0 - 12.3.1, 12.2.0, 12.1.0, 12.0.0, 11.15.0, 11.14.0, 11.13.0, 11.12.0, 11.11.0, 11.10.0 - 11.10.1, 11.9.0, 11.8.0, 11.7.0, 11.6.0, 11.5.0, 11.4.0, 11.2.0, 11.1.0, 11.0.0, 11.3.0, 10.20.0 - 10.20.1, 10.19.0, 10.18.0 - 10.18.1, 10.17.0, 10.16.0 - 10.16.3, 10.15.0 - 10.15.3, 10.14.0 - 10.14.2, 10.9 - 10.9.0, 10.5.0, 10.13.0, 10.12.0, 10.11.0, 10.10.0, 10.8.0, 10.7.0, 10.6.0, 10.4.0 - 10.4.1, 10.3.0, 10.2.0 - 10.2.1, 10.1.0, 10.0.0

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External links
http://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.