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High severity · published Aug 16, 2021
CVE-2021-22940
Node.js before 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior
7.5
CVSS
13.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Node.js before 16.6.1, 14.17.5, and 12.22.5 is vulnerable to a use after free attack where an attacker might be able to exploit the memory corruption, to change process behavior.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)13.9% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
10.0 · source: NVD
GR
Graalvm · Oracle
20.3.3; 21.2.0 · source: NVD
JE
JD Edwards Enterpriseone Tools · Oracle
through 9.2.6.1 · source: NVD
NA
Nextgen Api · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
12.0.0 before 12.22.5; 14.0.0 before 14.17.5; 16.0.0 before 16.6.2 · source: NVD
PE
Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools · Oracle
8.57; 8.58; 8.59 · source: NVD
SI
Sinec Infrastructure Network Services · Siemens
before 1.0.1.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
DL
Debian Linux
Debian
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22940
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
Permissions Required
https://hackerone.com/reports/1238162
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00006.html
Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/aug-2021-security-releases/
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210923-0001/
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