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CVE-2015-8027 Denial of Service Vulnerability / CVE-2015-6764 V8 Out-of-bounds Access Vulnerability

Type: advisorySource: Node.js announcements1 source record

The announcement describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Node.js v0.12.x through v5.x and a V8 out-of-bounds access vulnerability affecting v4.x and v5.x when user-supplied JavaScript can be executed. It says fixes will be included in upcoming releases; no fixed versions are specified.

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Security context

A bug exists in Node.js, all versions of v0.12.x through to v5.x inclusive, whereby an external attacker can cause a denial of service.

Node.js

A bug exists in Node.js, all versions of v0.12.x through to v5.x inclusive, whereby an external attacker can cause a denial of service.
Affected versions
v0.12.x through to v5.x inclusive
A bug exists in Node.js, all versions of v0.12.x through to v5.x inclusive, whereby an external attacker can cause a denial of service.
all versions of v4.x and v5.x
An additional bug exists in Node.js, all versions of v4.x and v5.x, whereby an attacker may be able to trigger an out-of-bounds access and/or denial of service if user-supplied JavaScript can be executed by an application.
Fixed versions
Not stated in this extraction
Prerequisites
if user-supplied JavaScript can be executed by an application
An additional bug exists in Node.js, all versions of v4.x and v5.x, whereby an attacker may be able to trigger an out-of-bounds access and/or denial of service if user-supplied JavaScript can be executed by an application.
Related CVEs
CVE-2015-8027
CVE-2015-8027: a high-impact denial of service vulnerability
CVE-2015-6764
CVE-2015-6764: a low-impact V8 out-of-bounds access vulnerability

Publisher severity

No explicit severity was extracted.

Event
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