UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12116

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12116

    Published: 28 Nov 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-12116
    Aliases:
    USN-4796-1

    Summary:

    Details: Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0 and 8.14.0: HTTP request splitting: If Node.js can be convinced to use unsanitized user-provided Unicode data for the `path` option of an HTTP request, then data can be provided which will trigger a second, unexpected, and user-defined HTTP request to made to the same server.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12116, https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4796-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12116

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nodejs

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm1

    Affected versions

    6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
    6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High