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TI-2018-15230 Aliases CVE-2018-21270GHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7

Versions less than 0.0.6 of the Node.js stringstream module are vulnerable to an…

Priority LOW 35CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

Versions less than 0.0.6 of the Node.js stringstream module are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read because of allocation of uninitialized buffers when a number is passed in the input stream (when using Node.js 4.x).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03682 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed stringstream (npm): 0.0.6Red Hat: 1 advisory

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
—stringstream (npm)before 0.0.60.0.6Patch availableGHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • stringstream (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.0.6 Fixed in 0.0.6 Patch available GHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 0.0.6VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 0.0.6 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7 stringstream (npm) Fixed in 0.0.6 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2021:3917 Released 2021-10-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Quay v3.6.0 security, bug fix and enhancement update
    • Quay v3 quay/quay-rhel8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Quay v3Fixed RHSA-2021:3917
Not affected: 3 products
  • Quay v3
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-21270
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • 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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