SB2018112920 - Improper input validation in nodejs (Alpine package)



SB2018112920 - Improper input validation in nodejs (Alpine package)

Published: November 29, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018112920
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12116)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-provided input. A remote attacker can provide Unicode data for the path option of an HTTP request to trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server and cause the service to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.