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CVE-2018-7167

Calling Buffer.fill() or Buffer.alloc() with some parameters can lead to a hang which could result in a Denial of Service. In order to address this vulnerability, the implementations of Buffer.alloc() and Buffer.fill() were updated so that they zero fill instead of hanging in these cases. All versions of Node.js 6.x (LTS "Boron"), 8.x (LTS "Carbon"), and 9.x are vulnerable. All versions of…

Severity
High 7.5
Published
13 Jun 2018
Last changed
8 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
6.14.3, 8.11.3, 9.11.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Node.jsServers and applications · cpe:a:nodejs:node.js
  • After 6.9.0 before 6.14.3
  • From 8.9.0 before 8.11.3
  • From 9.0.0 before 9.11.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7167
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7167