{"id":"CVE-2021-22883","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-22883","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T05:26:29.094Z","title":"Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when too many connection attempts with an 'unknownProtocol' are established.","description":"Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when too many connection attempts with an 'unknownProtocol' are established. This leads to a leak of file descriptors. If a file descriptor limit is configured on the system, then the server is unable to accept new connections and prevent the process also from opening, e.g. a file. If no file descriptor limit is configured, then this lead to an excessive memory usage and cause the system to run out of memory.","published":"2021-03-03T18:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:37:57.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"support@hackerone.com","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","CWE-772"],"affected":["nodejs/node.js","fedoraproject/fedora","netapp/e-series performance analyzer","oracle/graalvm","oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools","oracle/mysql cluster","oracle/nosql database","oracle/peoplesoft enterprise peopletools","siemens/sinec infrastructure network services"],"epss":{"score":0.77385,"percentile":0.99555,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-10-06","score":0.77385,"percentile":0.99548}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.4%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1043360","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4FRS5ZVK4ZQ7XIJQNGIKUXG2DJFHLO7/","source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F45Y7TXSU33MTKB6AGL2Q5V5ZOCNPKOG/","source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSYFUGKFUSZ27M5TEZ3FKILWTWFJTFAZ/","source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2021-security-releases/","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"support@hackerone.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://hackerone.com/reports/1043360","tags":["Permissions Required","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4FRS5ZVK4ZQ7XIJQNGIKUXG2DJFHLO7/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F45Y7TXSU33MTKB6AGL2Q5V5ZOCNPKOG/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSYFUGKFUSZ27M5TEZ3FKILWTWFJTFAZ/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2021-security-releases/","tags":["Patch","Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22883","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."}