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TI-2013-03901 Aliases CVE-2013-4450GHSA-qf9f-226q-7q59

The HTTP server in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.21 and 0.8.x before 0.8.26 allows remote…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.3722 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 47

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.3VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.4VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.5VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.6VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.7VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.8VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.9VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.4 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.6 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.9 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
Show 37 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.10VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.11VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.12VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.13VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.14VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.15VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.16VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.17VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.18VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.19VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.20VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.21VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.22VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.23VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.24VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.25VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.2VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.3VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.4VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.5VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.6VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.7VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.8VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.9VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.10VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.11VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.12VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.13VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.14VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.15VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.16VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.17VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.18VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.19VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.20VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.10 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.11 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.12 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.13 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.14 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.15 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.16 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.17 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.18 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.19 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.20 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.21 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.22 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.23 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.24 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.25 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.4 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.5 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.6 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.7 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.8 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.9 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.10 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.11 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.12 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.13 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.14 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.15 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.16 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.17 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.18 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.19 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.20 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:1842 Released 2013-12-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs010-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) nodejs010-nodejs-0.10.5-8.el6, nodejs010-nodejs-devel-0.10.5-8.el6, nodejs010-nodejs-docs-0.10.5-8.el6
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) nodejs010-nodejs-0.10.5-8.el6, nodejs010-nodejs-devel-0.10.5-8.el6, nodejs010-nodejs-docs-0.10.5-8.el6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift Enterprise 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1842
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1842

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf9f-226q-7q59

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2012-02067 The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
  • TI-2014-04291 Node.js 0.8 before 0.8.28 and 0.10 before 0.10.30 does not consider the possibility of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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