High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-7162
CVE-2018-7162
Description
All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.
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Affected products
2- The Node.js Project/Node.jsv5Range: 9.x+
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104468nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/nvdVendor Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48nvdThird Party Advisory
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