7.5

CVE-2017-14919: nodejs node.js Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2017-14919UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14919
Published 30-10-2017Last modified 14-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14919 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 8.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.30%
0%100%
Low · +0.55 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
SUSE-SU-2018:0002-1SUSE-SU-2018:0293-1SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1

Timeline

  1. 30-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Node.js before 4.8.5, 6.x before 6.11.5, and 8.x before 8.8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (uncaught exception and crash) by leveraging a change in the zlib module 1.2.9 making 8 an invalid value for the windowBits parameter.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

8.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.55 pp

From 7.75% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
8.30%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Alpine1 product
  • nodejs< 6.11.5-r0
Nodejs1 product
  • node.jsEOL4.8.2 | 4.8.3 | 4.8.4 | 6.10.2 | 6.10.3 | 6.11.0 | 6.11.1 | 6.11.2 | 6.11.3 | 6.11.4 | 8.0.0 | 8.1.0 | 8.1.1 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.3 | 8.1.4 | 8.2.0 | 8.2.1 | 8.3.0 | 8.4.0 | 8.5.0 | 8.6.0 | 8.7.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 8.10.0~dfsg-2

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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