High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2017· Updated Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2017-14919
CVE-2017-14919
Description
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.
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Affected products
42cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 23 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.8.5, <6.11.5, <8.8.0
- osv-coords18 versionspkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-atk&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-cairo&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-glib2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gtk3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-harfbuzz&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-pango&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nspr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/nodejs4&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs6&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Web%20and%20Scripting%2012pkg:rpm/suse/nodejs6&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 68.2.0-78.51.4+ 17 more
- (no CPE)range: < 68.2.0-78.51.4
- (no CPE)range: < 68-21.9.8
- (no CPE)range: < 2.26.1-2.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 1.15.10-2.13.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.36.11-2.8.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.54.3-2.14.7
- (no CPE)range: < 3.10.9-2.15.3
- (no CPE)range: < 1.7.5-2.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.40.14-2.7.4
- (no CPE)range: < 4.21-29.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.45-38.9.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-15.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.8.7-15.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.2-11.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.2-11.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 6.12.2-11.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101881nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.8.5/nvdVendor Advisory
- nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.11.5/nvdVendor Advisory
- nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.0/nvdVendor Advisory
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/oct-2017-dos/nvdVendor Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.htmlnvd
News mentions
1- Siemens CADRACISA ICS Advisories