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.
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/ | vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html | vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ | third party advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 | third party advisory vendor advisory |