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CVE-2018-7162

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.97%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2018-7162
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.97%

Original NVD Description

All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.

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