High severity · published Jan 2, 2016
CVE-2015-8027
Node.js 0.12.x before 0.12.9, 4.x before 4.2.3, and 5.x before 5.1.1 does not ensure the availability of a parser for each HTTP socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
7.5
CVSS
5.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Node.js 0.12.x before 0.12.9, 4.x before 4.2.3, and 5.x before 5.1.1 does not ensure the availability of a parser for each HTTP socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaughtException and service outage) via a pipelined HTTP request.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.4% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
0.12.0; 0.12.1; 0.12.2; 0.12.3; 0.12.4; 0.12.5; +8 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8027
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8027
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV79524
Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972419
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78207
Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764/
Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2015-security-releases/
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