Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018121220000000
Revision Date:2018-11-28Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-12122 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description: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. Jan Maybach discovered that Nde.js did not time out if incomplete HTTP/HTTPS headers were received. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by keeping HTTP/HTTPS connections alive for a long period of time.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-12122
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND nodejs package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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