The HTTP server in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.21 and 0.8.x before 0.8.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CP
The HTTP server in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.21 and 0.8.x before 0.8.26 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and CPU consumption) by sending a large number of pipelined requests without reading the response.
- Published
- Oct 21, 2013
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 37.2% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 11 / 30 · 37.2%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs | nodejs | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- nodejs nodejs0.10.0
- nodejs nodejs0.10.1
- nodejs nodejs0.10.10
- nodejs nodejs0.10.11
- nodejs nodejs0.10.12
- nodejs nodejs0.10.13
- nodejs nodejs0.10.14
- nodejs nodejs0.10.15
- nodejs nodejs0.10.16
- nodejs nodejs0.10.17
- nodejs nodejs0.10.18
- nodejs nodejs0.10.19
- nodejs nodejs0.10.2
- nodejs nodejs0.10.20
- nodejs nodejs0.10.3
- nodejs nodejs0.10.4
- nodejs nodejs0.10.5
- nodejs nodejs0.10.6
- nodejs nodejs0.10.7
- nodejs nodejs0.10.8
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nodejs | before 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | nodejs010-nodejs | before 0:0.10.5-8.el6 | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | nodejs010-nodejs-debuginfo | before 0:0.10.5-8.el6 | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | nodejs010-nodejs-devel | before 0:0.10.5-8.el6 | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
| Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | nodejs010-nodejs-docs | before 0:0.10.5-8.el6 | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 |
Same product
nodejs: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2012-2330The Update method in src/node_http_parser.cc in Node.js before 0.6.17 and 0.7 before 0.7.8 does not properly check the length of a string, w26Monitor
- CVE-2014-5256Node.js 0.8 before 0.8.28 and 0.10 before 0.10.30 does not consider the possibility of recursive processing that triggers V8 garbage collect21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:nodejs | 0.10.21~dfsg1-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nodejs010-nodejs | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nodejs010-nodejs-debuginfo | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nodejs010-nodejs-devel | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:nodejs010-nodejs-docs | 0:0.10.5-8.el6 · Red Hat:rhel_software_collections:1::el6 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | auxiliary/dos/http/nodejs_pipeliningNode.js HTTP Pipelining Denial of Serviceauxiliary | 2013-10-18 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-4 d
- Published
- TodayOct 7, 2026+4734 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-10-21-stable/
- blog.nodejs.org/2013/10/18/node-v0-8-26-maintenance/
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00051.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1842.html
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/20/1
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63229
- github.com/joyent/node/issues/6214
- groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/nodejs/NEbweYB0ei0
- kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.