CVE-2018-7164
Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.21% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- nodejs/node.js
- Source
- cve-request@iojs.org
EPSS 6.2% 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/104463Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.