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TI-2018-08695 Aliases CVE-2018-12122GHSA-6mxm-8w9r-4997

Uncontrolled resource consumption in NodeJS Node.js

Priority HIGH 67CWE-400Published · 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: 6 fixed, 9 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.41288 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 9 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.jsAll versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Node.js VendorNodeJS Affected All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*6.0.0 to before 6.15.1; 8.0.0 to before 8.14.0; 10.0.0 to before 10.14.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*11.0.0 to before 11.3.0VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.15.1; 8.0.0 to before 8.14.0; 10.0.0 to before 10.14.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 11.0.0 to before 11.3.0 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_enterprise_storage:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_openstack_cloud:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·SUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:2939 Released 2019-10-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs10-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-3.2-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.16.3-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.16.3-3.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-nodejs10-3.2-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.16.3-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.16.3-3.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs10-3.2-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.16.3-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.16.3-3.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs10-3.2-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.16.3-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.16.3-3.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-3.2-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-10.16.3-3.el7, rh-nodejs10-nodejs-devel-10.16.3-3.el7 +4
  • RHSA-2019:1821 Released 2019-07-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-nodejs8-nodejs security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.16.0-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.16.0-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.16.0-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.16.0-1.el7 +1
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs8-nodejs-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-devel-8.16.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs8-nodejs-docs-8.16.0-1.el7 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1821, RHSA-2019:2939
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2019:1821
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5)Fixed RHSA-2019:1821, RHSA-2019:2939
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2019:1821, RHSA-2019:2939
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2019:2939
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:1821, RHSA-2019:2939
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Application Runtimes

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12122
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6mxm-8w9r-4997
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-09 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH

References

Patch 1

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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