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    CVE-2018-7166

    In all versions of Node.js 10 prior to 10.9.0, an argument processing flaw can cause `Buffer.alloc()` to return uninitialized memory. This method is intended to be safe and only return initialized, or cleared, memory. The third argument specifying `encoding` can be passed as a number, this is misinterpreted by `Buffer's` internal "fill" method as the `start` to a fill operation. This flaw may be abused where `Buffer.alloc()` arguments are derived from user input to return uncleared memory blocks that may contain sensitive information.

    Published:Aug 11, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 21, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00598
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nodejs
    Product
    Node.js
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Application Runtimes
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections

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