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Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-7191 · published 19 October 2014

CVE-2014-7191: Nodejs node.js vulnerability

Nodejs · Node.Js

The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8 Patch
https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion
http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8 Patch
https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion

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