CVE-2020-8277

Name
CVE-2020-8277
Description
A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of Service in versions < 15.2.1, < 14.15.1, and < 12.19.1 by getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses. This is fixed in 15.2.1, 14.15.1, and 12.19.1.
NVD Severity
medium
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Patch https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2020-security-releases/
Permissions Required https://hackerone.com/reports/1033107
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A7WH7W46OZSEUHWBHD7TCH3LRFY52V6Z/
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEJBY3RJB3XWUOJFGZM5E3EMQ7MFM3UT/
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-11
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
Patch https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEIV4CH6KNVZK63Y6EKVN2XDW7IHSJBJ/
Mailing List https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXLJY4764LYVJPC7NCDLE2UMQ3QC5OI2/
MISC https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
N/A https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
MISC https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
MISC https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* node.js >= 12.16.3 < 12.19.1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* node.js >= 14.13.0 < 14.15.1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* node.js >= 15.0.0 < 15.2.1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* nodejs >= 12.16.3 < 12.19.1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* nodejs >= 14.13.0 < 14.15.1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* nodejs >= 15.0.0 < 15.2.1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
nodejs-current edge-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.22-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.21-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.20-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.19-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.18-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs-current 3.17-community 15.3.0-r0 None fixed
nodejs edge-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs edge-main 12.18.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs edge-main 12.18.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.22-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.22-main 12.18.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.22-main 12.18.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.21-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.21-main 12.18.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.21-main 12.18.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.20-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.20-main 12.18.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.20-main 12.18.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.19-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.19-main 12.18.4-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.19-main 12.18.0-r0 None possibly vulnerable
nodejs 3.18-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.17-main 14.15.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.12-main 12.20.1-r0 None fixed
nodejs 3.11-main 12.20.1-r0 None fixed