CVE-2017-15897

NameCVE-2017-15897
DescriptionNode.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
nodejs (PTS)jessie0.10.29~dfsg-2fixed
stretch4.8.2~dfsg-1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u4fixed
bullseye12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4fixed
bullseye (security)12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5fixed
bookworm18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2fixed
bookworm (security)18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1fixed
trixie20.18.0+dfsg-2fixed
sid20.18.1+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
nodejssource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- nodejs <not-affected> (Only affects 8.x and 9.x)

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