CVE-2013-4450

Public Exploit

Description

The HTTP server in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.21 and 0.8.x before 0.8.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by sending a large number of pipelined requests without reading the response.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 68.71% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1842.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00051.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/20/1 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63229 vdb entry
http://blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-10-21-stable/ patch
http://blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-8-26-maintenance/ patch
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/2548 exploit
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nodejs/NEbweYB0ei0
https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/6214

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4450?
CVE-2013-4450 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4450?
To fix CVE-2013-4450, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4450 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4450 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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