7.5

CVE-2018-12122: nodejs node.js Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-12122UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12122DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12122
Published 28-11-2018Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12122 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 41.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 41% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
41.29%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6
MGASA-2019-0277OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0089-1RHSA-2019:1821RHSA-2019:2939SUSE-SU-2019:0117-1SUSE-SU-2019:0118-1

Timeline

  1. 28-11-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Slowloris HTTP Denial of Service: An attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending headers very slowly keeping HTTP or HTTPS connections and associated resources alive for a long period of time.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

41.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 41.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse3 products
Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 10.14.0-r0 | < 8.14.0-r0
  • nodejs-current< 11.3.0-r0
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 10.15.0~dfsg-6
Nodejs1 product
  • node.js≥ 6.0.0, < 6.15.1 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.14.0 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.14.0 | ≥ 11.0.0, < 11.3.0
The node.js project1 product
  • node.jsAll versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

6 vendors · 9 products

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