Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08303 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.2 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.3 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8.4 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10.2 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10.3 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.1 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.2 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.3 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.11.4 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.4 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:6.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.11.4 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.1 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.2 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.3 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.1.4 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.2.1 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.3.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.4.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.6.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7.0 | Vulnerable | NodeJS |
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.4 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.3.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14919
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvc4-gp8c-r52f
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Sources
- CVE-2017-14919 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-14919 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvc4-gp8c-r52f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-14919 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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