UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7159

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7159
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7159.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7159
Related
Published
2018-05-17T14:29:00Z
Modified
2024-10-15T14:06:43Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The HTTP parser in all current versions of Node.js ignores spaces in the Content-Length header, allowing input such as Content-Length: 1 2 to be interpreted as having a value of 12. The HTTP specification does not allow for spaces in the Content-Length value and the Node.js HTTP parser has been brought into line on this particular difference. The security risk of this flaw to Node.js users is considered to be VERY LOW as it is difficult, and may be impossible, to craft an attack that makes use of this flaw in a way that could not already be achieved by supplying an incorrect value for Content-Length. Vulnerabilities may exist in user-code that make incorrect assumptions about the potential accuracy of this value compared to the actual length of the data supplied. Node.js users crafting lower-level HTTP utilities are advised to re-check the length of any input supplied after parsing is complete.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs?arch=src?distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.10.15~dfsg1-4
0.10.21~dfsg1-1
0.10.22~dfsg1-2
0.10.23~dfsg1-1
0.10.23~dfsg1-2
0.10.23~dfsg1-3
0.10.24~dfsg1-1
0.10.25~dfsg2-2
0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1
0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2
0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1
0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*

0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1

4.*

4.2.2~dfsg-1
4.2.3~dfsg-1
4.2.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
4.2.4~dfsg-2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm1
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

6.*

6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2
6.12.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu2

8.*

8.10.0~dfsg-2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.3
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm3
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm4
8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}