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CVE-2018-12122

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 28, 2018 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsNode.jsSUSE Linux Enterprise ServerSUSE Openstack Cloud

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 41%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node.js· Node.js
95%
10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.14.011.0.0 ≤ v < 11.3.06.0.0 ≤ v < 6.15.18.0.0 ≤ v < 8.14.0*All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0
Affected range stops below 10.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.15.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
SUSE Enterprise Storage· SUSE
95%
4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server· SUSE
95%
1215
SUSE Openstack Cloud· SUSE
95%
78

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0009/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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