CVE-2013-4450
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Metasploit modules
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.0 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.1 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.2 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.3 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.4 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.5 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.6 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.7 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.8 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.9 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.10 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.11 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.12 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.13 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.14 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.15 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.16 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.17 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.18 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.19 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.20 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.21 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.22 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.23 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.24 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.8.25 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.0 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.1 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.2 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.3 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.4 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.5 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.6 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.7 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.8 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.9 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.10 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.11 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.12 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.13 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.14 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.15 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.16 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.17 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.18 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.19 | |
| nodejs | nodejs | 0.10.20 | |
References
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-10-21-stable/
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-8-26-maintenance/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00051.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1842.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/20/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63229
- https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/6214
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/2548
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nodejs/NEbweYB0ei0
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4450
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.