{"id":"CVE-2018-7164","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-7164","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:48:21.049Z","title":"Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM.","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.","published":"2018-06-13T16:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-08T22:16:48.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve-request@iojs.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-400"],"affected":["nodejs/node.js"],"epss":{"score":0.06214,"percentile":0.93491,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7164","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}