VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-7191
The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 8.31%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.31% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8Patch
- https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion
- 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/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8Patch
- https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.