CVE-2013-4450 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service in Node.js HTTP servers by sending pipelined requests without reading responses, leading to resource exhaustion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-4450?
CVE-2013-4450 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP server in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.21 and 0.8.x before 0.8.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by sending a large number of pipelined requests without reading the response.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4450?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
nodejs010-nodejs Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | All versions | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
nodejs010-nodejs-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | All versions | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
nodejs010-nodejs-devel Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | All versions | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
nodejs010-nodejs-docs Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | All versions | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
Products include Nodejs Nodejs.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4450?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-4450 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4450 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4450, GHSA-qf9f-226q-7q59, RHSA-2013:1842.