CVE-2021-22883
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 3, 2021 at 05:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:37 AM UTC
9 products affected across 5 vendorsFedoraPeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsJD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 77%
Description
Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when too many connection attempts with an 'unknownProtocol' are established. This leads to a leak of file descriptors. If a file descriptor limit is configured on the system, then the server is unable to accept new connections and prevent the process also from opening, e.g. a file. If no file descriptor limit is configured, then this lead to an excessive memory usage and cause the system to run out of memory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
10.0 ≤ v < 10.24.010.0.0 ≤ v < 10.24.011.0 ≤ v < 11.*12.0 ≤ v < 12.21.012.0.0 ≤ v < 12.21.013.0 ≤ v < 13.*14.0 ≤ v < 14.16.014.0.0 ≤ v < 14.16.015.0 ≤ v < 15.10.015.0.0 ≤ v < 15.10.04.0 ≤ v < 4.*5.0 ≤ v < 5.*6.0 ≤ v < 6.*7.0 ≤ v < 7.*8.0 ≤ v < 8.*9.0 ≤ v < 9.*10.011.012.013.014.015.04.05.06.07.08.09.0
Affected range stops below 10.24.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.21.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.*, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 9.2.6.0
Affected range stops below 9.2.6.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 8.0.25
v < 20.3
Affected range stops below 20.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.1.1
Affected range stops below 1.0.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4FRS5ZVK4ZQ7XIJQNGIKUXG2DJFHLO7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F45Y7TXSU33MTKB6AGL2Q5V5ZOCNPKOG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSYFUGKFUSZ27M5TEZ3FKILWTWFJTFAZ/
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2021-security-releases/
References (10)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfx_refsource_MISCPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackerone.com/reports/1043360Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E4FRS5ZVK4ZQ7XIJQNGIKUXG2DJFHLO7/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F45Y7TXSU33MTKB6AGL2Q5V5ZOCNPKOG/Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HSYFUGKFUSZ27M5TEZ3FKILWTWFJTFAZ/x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2021-security-releases/x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210416-0001/x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400CWE-772
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