CVE-2018-7161

nodejs: denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash

Published Jun 13, 2018 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
All versions of Node.js 8.x, 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 server providing an http2 server to crash. This can be accomplished by interacting with the http2 server in a manner that triggers a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available. This has been addressed by updating the http2 implementation.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18903 All versions of Node.js 8.x, 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 server providing an http2 server to crash. This can be accomplished by interacting with the http2 server in a manner that triggers a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available. This has been addressed by updating the http2 implementation.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
nodejs
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 9:14 PM
Reserved
Feb 15, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 13, 2018, 4:29 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 10:16 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 12, 2018, 12:00 AM