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CVE-2012-2330
The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string,…
Medium6.4EPSS 2.6%
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- redhat
Description
The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (request header contents) and possibly spoof HTTP headers via a zero length string.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.4.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (7)
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/c9a231d (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 49066 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120508 CVE request: node.js <0.6.17/0.7.8 HTTP server information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120508 Re: CVE request: node.js <0.6.17/0.7.8 HTTP server information disclosure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K99038439?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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