Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 24, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Jan 29, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Mar 3, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 24, 2022
Last updated
Jan 29, 2023
Node.js before 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack when too many connection attempts with an 'unknownProtocol' are established. This leads to a leak of file descriptors. If a file descriptor limit is configured on the system, then the server is unable to accept new connections and prevent the process also from opening, e.g. a file. If no file descriptor limit is configured, then this lead to an excessive memory usage and cause the system to run out of memory.
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