Description (CNA)
A vulnerability in Node.js has been identified, allowing for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack through resource exhaustion when using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL. The vulnerability stems from the fact that the fetch() function in Node.js always decodes Brotli, making it possible for an attacker to cause resource exhaustion when fetching content from an untrusted URL. An attacker controlling the URL passed into fetch() can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory, potentially leading to process termination, depending on the system configuration.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| NodeJS / Node | affected 4.0 before 4.*; affected 5.0 before 5.*; affected 6.0 before 6.*; affected 7.0 before 7.*; affected 8.0 before 8.*; affected 9.0 before 9.*; affected 10.0 before 10.*; affected 11.0 before 11.*; affected 12.0 before 12.*; affected 13.0 before 13.*; affected 14.0 before 14.*; affected 15.0 before 15.*; affected 16.0 before 16.*; affected 17.0 before 17.*; affected 18.0 before 18.19.1; affected 19.0 before 19.*; affected 20.0 before 20.11.1; affected 21.0 before 21.6.2 |
CWE
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References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/2284065
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00029.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240517-0008/
ADP enrichment
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