| Name | CVE-2020-8251 |
| Description | Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| nodejs (PTS) | jessie | 0.10.29~dfsg-2 | fixed |
| stretch | 4.8.2~dfsg-1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 10.24.0~dfsg-1~deb10u4 | fixed |
| bullseye | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u4 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 12.22.12~dfsg-1~deb11u5 | fixed |
| bookworm | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u2 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1 | fixed |
| trixie | 20.18.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| sid | 20.18.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| nodejs | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- nodejs <not-affected> (Only affects 14.x series)
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/#denial-of-service-by-resource-exhaustion-cwe-400-due-to-unfinished-http-1-1-requests-critical-cve-2020-8251