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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-3711

Fastify node module before 0.38.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack by sending a request with "Content-Type: application/json" and a very large payload.

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CVE-2018-3711
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31 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-3711

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Jun 2018, 02:29 UTC

Fastify node module before 0.38.0 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack by sending a request with "Content-Type: application/json" and a very large payload.

osv:CVE-2018-3711
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:27.427303783Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/fastify/fastify/pull/627",
        "https://hackerone.com/reports/303632"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 381725,
  "published_at": "2018-06-07T02:29:07.847+00:00"
}