CVE-2020-8174 Memory corruption in https://github.com/nodejs/node

High 8.1 Published Updated

Memory corruption in Node.js napi_get_value_string functions allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-8174?

CVE-2020-8174 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, published on 24 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

Weakness: CWE-191, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8174?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including node and node-min. It affects 9 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
node BitnamiAll versions10.21.0, 12.18.0, 14.4.0
node-min BitnamiAll versions10.21.0, 12.18.0, 14.4.0

Products include Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Oncommand Insight, Netapp Oncommand Workflow Automation, Netapp Snapcenter, Nodejs Node.js, Oracle Banking Extensibility Workbench and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8174?

Upgrade node to a fixed version for your release line: 10.21.0, 12.18.0 or 14.4.0.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-8174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174, BIT-node-2020-8174, BIT-node-min-2020-8174, CLEANSTART-2026-DW84477, CLEANSTART-2026-WM34737, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8174 and 2 more.

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