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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-8174

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

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CVE-2020-8174

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jul 2020, 22:15 UTC

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

osv:CVE-2020-8174
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8174",
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