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 Node.js 10.x (Current) are NOT vulnerable.
CVE-2018-7167
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation7% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 7%
- EPSS %ILE
- 94%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 13, 2018
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- cve-request@iojshttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363
- cve-request@iojshttps://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/
- cve-request@iojshttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | nodejs (0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | rh-nodejs8-nodejs-0:8.11.4-1.el7 | 2018-10-18 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(21 across 21 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.11(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.12(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.15(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.16(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.17(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.18(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.19(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.20(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.21(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.22(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.23(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.24(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.8(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Alpine:v3.9(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 8.11.3-r0 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 10.15.0~dfsg-6 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 10.15.0~dfsg-6 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 10.15.0~dfsg-6 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodejs | — | 10.15.0~dfsg-6 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(3)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2018-71672021-06-06
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 Node.js 10.x (Current) are NOT vulnerable.
- Red HatRHSA-2018:2949MODERATE2018-06-12
RHSA-2018:2949 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-4796-1MEDIUM
Node.js vulnerabilities
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