nodejs: denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash
Published Jun 13, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 7.76%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 10.x+StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.x+StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.x+StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Node.js Project | Node.js | n/a |
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS
rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS
rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
logging-auth-proxy
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
logging-kibana
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs4-nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-nodejs6-nodejs
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2949 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUS | rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2949 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUS | rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2949 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes | nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | logging-auth-proxy | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | logging-kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs4-nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-nodejs6-nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.76% (0.07757) | 94.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 93.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.48% (0.01478) | 79.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.03% (0.03033) | 77.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 72.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 71.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 69.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 14, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00394) | 70.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 4, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00481) | 73.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00688) | 77.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 81.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 19, 2023 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 79.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 26.95th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7161 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591013 Issue Tracking
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7161
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7161
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7161 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591013 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7161 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7161 |
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