Description
All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.
Published: 2018-06-13
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 6.9% Low
KEV: No
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18904 All versions of Node.js 9.x and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node process which provides an http server supporting TLS server to crash. This can be accomplished by sending duplicate/unexpected messages during the handshake. This vulnerability has been addressed by updating the TLS implementation.
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nodejs

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:14:04.752Z

Reserved: 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7162

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:24:11.187Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-13T16:29:01.780

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:47.950

Link: CVE-2018-7162

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-7162 - Bugzilla

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