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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-8027 · published 2 January 2016

CVE-2015-8027: Nodejs node.js vulnerability

Nodejs · Node.Js

Node.js 0.12.x before 0.12.9, 4.x before 4.2.3, and 5.x before 5.1.1 does not ensure the availability of a parser for each HTTP socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaughtException and service outage) via a pipelined HTTP request.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-17 · CWE-17
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Node.js 0.12.x before 0.12.9, 4.x before 4.2.3, and 5.x before 5.1.1 does not ensure the availability of a parser for each HTTP socket, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaughtException and service outage) via a pipelined HTTP request.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV79524 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972419 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78207
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764/ Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2015-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00045.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IV79524 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21972419 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78207
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/cve-2015-8027_cve-2015-6764/ Vendor Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2015-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-43

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-8027), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.