CVE-2018-21270

CVSS V2 Medium 5.8 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5

Description

Versions less than 0.0.6 of the Node.js stringstream module are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read because of allocation of uninitialized buffers when a number is passed in the input stream (when using Node.js 4.x).

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2018-21270

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-12-03T21:15:11

Last Modified Date
2021-02-16T14:35:57

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-125	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:::::-:::*	1	OR		0.0.6

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

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

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
5.8

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
HIGH

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
LOW

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
6.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
2.2

Impact Score
4.2

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://github.com/mhart/StringStream/issues/7	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/321670	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/664	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21270
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-21270

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 07:23:18				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-05 17:36:19	2020-12-03T21:15Z	2020-12-03T21:15:11	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-05 17:36:19		2021-02-16T14:35:57	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-05 17:36:19		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated