CVE-2017-15897

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

CVSS v3.0 3.1 LOW
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

3.1^/10

CVSS v3.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

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Information

Published : 2017-12-11 21:29

Updated : 2017-12-29 15:12

NVD link : CVE-2017-15897

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15897

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nodejs

node.js

CWE

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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