SJRK-427: Node.js CVE-2020-8277

Metadata

Source
SJRK-427
Type
Task
Priority
Major
Status
Closed
Resolution
Fixed
Assignee
Giovanni Tirloni
Reporter
Giovanni Tirloni
Created
2020-11-16T11:59:30.779-0500
Updated
2020-11-23T16:15:38.010-0500
Versions
N/A
Fixed Versions
N/A
Component
N/A

Description

https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2020-security-releases/

Denial of Service through DNS request (CVE-2020-8277)

A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of service by getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses.