Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2020 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2020-8174
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in https://github.com/nodejs/node. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 7.6% (higher than 95% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)7.6%top 5.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:2848 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:2848 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:2852 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:2852 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:2848 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2020:2852 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3 | ALSA-2020:2852 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:2852 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e | ALSA-2020:2848 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f | ALSA-2020:2848 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs | 12.18.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs | 12.18.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs | 12.18.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs | 12.18.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs | 12.18.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | nodejs-current | 14.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | nodejs-current | 14.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | nodejs-current | 14.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | nodejs-current | 14.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | nodejs-current | 14.4.0-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Debian:12 | nodejs | 10.21.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Debian:13 | nodejs | 10.21.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Debian:14 | nodejs | 10.21.0~dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8174 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:2852 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:2848 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:17-3.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:2852 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:17-3.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154 | RLSA-2020:2848 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | https://github.com/nodejs/node | 10.21.0,12.18.0,14.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-119
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/784186 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202101-07 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201023-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html x_refsource_MISC