{"id":"CVE-2018-7164","title":"Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM","summary":"Node.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cwe":["CWE-400"],"vendor":"nodejs","product":"node.js","affected":["node.js >= 9.7.0, < 9.11.2","node.js >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.1"],"patched":["node.js 10.4.1"],"published":"2018-06-13","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T22:16:48.087","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7164","references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","label":"cve-request@iojs.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104463","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-7164.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7164"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1591023"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7164"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7164"}],"tags":["nvd","csaf","vex","red-hat","cve.org"],"epss":0.06214,"epssPercentile":0.93491,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T23:16:47.291Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-08T21:12:09.397604Z"},"slug":"CVE-2018-7164","body":"## Overview\n\nNode.js versions 9.7.0 and later and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is MEDIUM. A bug introduced in 9.7.0 increases the memory consumed when reading from the network into JavaScript using the net.Socket object directly as a stream. An attacker could use this cause a denial of service by sending tiny chunks of data in short succession. This vulnerability was restored by reverting to the prior behaviour.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `node.js >= 9.7.0, < 9.11.2`\n- `node.js >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `node.js 10.4.1`\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-10-09 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-7164.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":1.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}