CVE-2020-8251

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202101-07

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections.

Node.js versiones anteriores a 14.11.0, es vulnerable a ataques de denegación de servicio (DoS) HTTP basados ??en el envío de peticiones retrasadas que pueden hacer que el servidor no pueda aceptar nuevas conexiones

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in NodeJS, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code. Versions less than 15.5.1 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-01-28 CVE Reserved
2020-09-18 CVE Published
2025-04-30 CVE Updated
2025-05-25 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6	2023-11-07
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Nodejs Search vendor "Nodejs"		Node.js Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js"				>= 14.0.0 < 14.11.0 Search vendor "Nodejs" for product "Node.js" and version " >= 14.0.0 < 14.11.0"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected