CVE-2018-7166
moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-21
In all versions of Node.js 10 prior to 10.9.0, an argument processing flaw can cause `Buffer.alloc()` to return uninitialized memory. This method is intended to be safe and only return initialized, or cleared, memory. The third argument specifying `encoding` can be passed as a number, this is misinterpreted by `Buffer's` internal "fill" method as the `start` to a fill operation. This flaw may be abused where `Buffer.alloc()` arguments are derived from user input to return uncleared memory blocks that may contain sensitive information.
Do I need to act?
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0.86% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2553
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2553
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal