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    CVE-2014-7191

    The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.

    Published:Aug 6, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 19, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.03001
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Node.js
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
    https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8
    https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
    https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion
    http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
    http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
    https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8
    https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
    https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion

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