CVE-2018-7167
nodejs: Denial of Service by calling Buffer.fill() or Buffer.alloc() with specially crafted parameters
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Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 12, 2018
Updated · November 2, 2026
Description
It was found that the Buffer.fill() and Buffer.alloc() function may hang. An attacker able to control the input of these function could use this flaw to cause a denial of service.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition