6.5

CVE-2020-8287: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-8287MGASA-2022-0393SUSE-SU-2021:0121-1
Published 06-01-2021Last modified 30-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-8287 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 16.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
16.30%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 12
DSA-4826-1MGASA-2021-0069OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0064-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0065-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0066-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:0082-1

Timeline

  1. 06-01-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Node.js versions before 10.23.1, 12.20.1, 14.15.4, 15.5.1 allow two copies of a header field in an HTTP request (for example, two Transfer-Encoding header fields). In this case, Node.js identifies the first header field and ignores the second. This can lead to HTTP Request Smuggling.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

16.30%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 16.30% 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

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (hackerone.com)

    Maturity: unknown

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.

Suse14 products
  • nodejs8&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 6< 8.17.0-3.42.2
  • nodejs8&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS< 8.17.0-3.42.2
  • nodejs8&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 8.17.0-3.42.2
  • nodejs8&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS< 8.17.0-3.42.2
  • nodejs8&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS< 8.17.0-3.42.2
Debian3 products
  • http-parser< 2.8.1-1+deb10u3 | < 2.9.4-5
  • nodejs< 12.20.1~dfsg-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0
Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 12.20.1-r0 | < 14.15.4-r0
  • nodejs-current< 15.5.1-r0
Nodejs2 products
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.23.1 | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.20.1 | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.15.4 | ≥ 15.0, < 15.5.1
  • node.js≥ 10.0.0, < 10.23.1 | ≥ 12.0.0, < 12.20.1 | ≥ 14.0.0, < 14.15.4 | ≥ 15.0.0, < 15.5.1
Ubuntu2 products
  • http-parserAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.7.1-2ubuntu0.1
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2 | < 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2 | < 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1
Fedoraproject1 product
Mageia1 product
  • http-parser< 2.9.4-1.1.mga8
Opensuse1 product
  • nodejs8&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 8.17.0-lp152.3.8.1
Oracle1 product
Siemens1 product

10 vendors · 28 products

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