VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-14919

Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught exception and crash) by leveraging a change in the zlib module 1.2.9 making 8 an invalid value for the windowBits parameter.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 8.30% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-20
Affected: nodejs/node.js
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 8.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.8.5/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.11.5/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.0/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/oct-2017-dos/Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101881Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.8.5/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.11.5/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.0/Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/oct-2017-dos/Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.html

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.