Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201812123000
Revision Date:2018-11-28Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12123 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description:Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Hostname spoofing in URL parser for javascript protocol: If a Node.js application is using url.parse() to determine the URL hostname, that hostname can be spoofed by using a mixed case "javascript:" (e.g. "javAscript:") protocol (other protocols are not affected). If security decisions are made about the URL based on the hostname, they may be incorrect.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12123
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND The 'nodejs' package in cosmic is affected and needs fixing.
  • BACK