CVE-2019-5739

nodejs: DoS with keep-alive HTTP connection

Published Mar 28, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Keep-alive HTTP and HTTPS connections can remain open and inactive for up to 2 minutes in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier. Node.js 8.0.0 introduced a dedicated server.keepAliveTimeout which defaults to 5 seconds. The behavior in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier is a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector. Node.js 6.17.0 introduces server.keepAliveTimeout and the 5-second default.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-15312 Keep-alive HTTP and HTTPS connections can remain open and inactive for up to 2 minutes in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier. Node.js 8.0.0 introduced a dedicated server.keepAliveTimeout which defaults to 5 seconds. The behavior in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier is a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector. Node.js 6.17.0 introduces server.keepAliveTimeout and the 5-second default.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
nodejs
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 8:01 PM
Reserved
Jan 9, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 28, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:38 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 28, 2019, 12:00 AM