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CVE-2018-7164

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-06-13 · updated 2026-10-08
• Weakness: CWE-400

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.

Affected products

• Node.js: from 9.7.0 before 9.11.2; from 10.0.0 before 10.4.1 — fixed in 10.4.1, 9.11.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Node.js 10.4.1, 9.11.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48

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