6.5

CVE-2024-22025: nodejs node Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Deferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-22025DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22025CGA-978p-vh33-4j6h
Published 19-03-2024Last modified 04-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-22025 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 1.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

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 · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.31%
0%100%
Low · 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 21 · Related 11
DLA-3776-1DLA-3886-1DSA-5991-1MGASA-2024-0046OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13697-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13698-1

Timeline

  1. 19-03-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in Node.js has been identified, allowing for a Denial of Service (DoS) attack through resource exhaustion when using the fetch() function to retrieve content from an untrusted URL. The vulnerability stems from the fact that the fetch() function in Node.js always decodes Brotli, making it possible for an attacker to cause resource exhaustion when fetching content from an untrusted URL. An attacker controlling the URL passed into fetch() can exploit this vulnerability to exhaust memory, potentially leading to process termination, depending on the system configuration.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.31% on 05-10-2026

05-10-202604-11-2026

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, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard2 products
  • eco-nodejs-20.9.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-16All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u1 | < 18.19.1+dfsg-1
Nodejs1 product
  • node≥ 4.0, < 4.* | ≥ 5.0, < 5.* | ≥ 6.0, < 6.* | ≥ 7.0, < 7.* | ≥ 8.0, < 8.* | ≥ 9.0, < 9.* | ≥ 10.0, < 10.* | ≥ 11.0, < 11.* | ≥ 12.0, < 12.* | ≥ 13.0, < 13.* | ≥ 14.0, < 14.* | ≥ 15.0, < 15.* | ≥ 16.0, < 16.* | ≥ 17.0, < 17.* | ≥ 18.0, < 18.19.1 | ≥ 19.0, < 19.* | ≥ 20.0, < 20.11.1 | ≥ 21.0, < 21.6.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi1 product
  • nodejs-16All versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 6 products

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