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CVE-2012-2330

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2330 describes a vulnerability in Node.js versions prior to 0.6.17 and 0.7.8, specifically within the Update method of src/node_http_parser.cc. This flaw allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive request header information and potentially spoof HTTP headers by exploiting improper length checks with a zero-length string. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to partial confidentiality and integrity impacts. Its EPSS score is low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are also negligible, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.6.16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.4MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0260 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 23,701 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

blog.nodejs.org / 2012/05/04/version-0-6-17-stable
secunia.com / advisories/49066
Vendor Advisory
github.com / joyent/node/commit/7b3fb22
ExploitPatch
github.com / joyent/node/commit/c9a231d
ExploitPatch
support.f5.com / csp/article/K99038439
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/4
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/08/8