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TI-2018-05190 Aliases CVE-2018-7167GHSA-jr5v-587f-389p

Memory corruption in NodeJS Node.js

Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Calling Buffer.fill() or Buffer.alloc() with some parameters can lead to a hang which could result in a Denial of Service. In order to address this vulnerability, the implementations of Buffer.alloc() and Buffer.fill() were updated so that they zero fill instead of hanging in these cases. All versions of Node.js 6.x (LTS "Boron"), 8.x (LTS "Carbon"), and 9.x are vulnerable. All versions of Node.js 10.x (Current) are NOT vulnerable.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06689 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 4 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode.js6.x+; 8.x+; 9.x+; 10.x+—No fix listedCNA
  • Node.js VendorNodeJS Affected 6.x+; 8.x+; 9.x+; 10.x+ Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*after 6.9.0, before 6.14.3; 8.9.0 to before 8.11.3VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*9.0.0 to before 9.11.2VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions after 6.9.0, before 6.14.3; 8.9.0 to before 8.11.3 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0 to before 9.11.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2018:2949 Released 2018-10-18 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs8-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.11.4-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.11.4-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.11.4-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.11.4-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.11.4-1.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2018:2949
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:2949
Not affected: 14 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7167
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jr5v-587f-389p
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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