CVE-2017-14919
N/A
Published: October 30, 2017 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: July 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsNode.jsCADRA
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught exception and crash) by leveraging a change in the zlib module 1.2.9 making 8 an invalid value for the windowBits parameter.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101881x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v4.8.5/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v6.11.5/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.8.0/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/oct-2017-dos/Source: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-470355.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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