| Name | CVE-2020-8251 |
| Description | Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs (PTS) | stretch | 4.8.2~dfsg-1 | fixed |
| buster | 10.21.0~dfsg-1~deb10u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 12.20.2~dfsg-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 12.21.0~dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- nodejs <not-affected> (Only affects 14.x series)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/#denial-of-service-by-resource-exhaustion-cwe-400-due-to-unfinished-http-1-1-requests-critical-cve-2020-8251