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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-8174 – Node.js buffer overflow Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Node.js is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by multiple memory corruptions in the napi_get_value_string_latin1(), napi_get_value_string_utf8(), or napi_get_value_string_utf16() functions. By sending an overly long string, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause a denial of service.

Impact

Denial of service

Affected Vendors

NodeJs

Affected Products

  • Node.js Node.js 10
  • Node.js Node.js 12
  • Node.js Node.js 14.0

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Node.js (14.4.0 or later).

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