CVE-2012-2330
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.4
Description
The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (request header contents) and possibly spoof HTTP headers via a zero length string.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.6.17~dfsg1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.6.17~dfsg1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.6.17~dfsg1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.6.17~dfsg1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.6.17~dfsg1-1 |
References
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49066
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/8
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/c9a231d
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99038439?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2330
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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