7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-5739
Node.js Keep-Alive Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Keep-alive HTTP and HTTPS connections can remain open and inactive for up to 2 minutes in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier. Node.js 8.0.0 introduced a dedicated server.keepAliveTimeout which defaults to 5 seconds. The behavior in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier is a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector. Node.js 6.17.0 introduces server.keepAliveTimeout and the 5-second default.

INFO

Published Date :

March 28, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 16, 2020, 7:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-5739 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensuse leap
1 Nodejs node.js
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-5739.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-5739 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Node.js CWE-400
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 02, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions up to (including) 6.16.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-5739 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} 0.07%

score

0.75892

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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