It was found that the http module from Node.js could accept incorrect Content-Length values, containing spaces within the value, in HTTP headers. A specially crafted client could use this flaw to possibly confuse the script, causing unspecified behavior.
Find out more about CVE-2018-7159 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (rh-nodejs8-nodejs) | RHSA-2018:2949 | 2018-10-18 |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-nodejs6-nodejs | Affected |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux | rh-nodejs4-nodejs | Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | http-parser | Affected |
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