High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-7164
CVE-2018-7164
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.
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Affected products
2- The Node.js Project/Node.jsv5Range: 9.7.X+
Patches
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463nvdThird 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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