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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-12122

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

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CVE-2018-12122

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Nov 2018, 17:29 UTC

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

osv:CVE-2018-12122
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-12122",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-12122",
    "products": [],
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      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241213-0009/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430975,
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}