#VU88959 Resource management error in node-querystring - CVE-2014-7191
Published: April 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU88959
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-7191
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
node-querystring
node-querystring
Software vendor:
tjholowaychuk
tjholowaychuk
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to qs module in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
- https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8
- https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion