CVE-2021-22883 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Node.js versions prior to 10.24.0, 12.21.0, 14.16.0, and 15.10.0, as well as products from vendors like Fedora, NetApp, Oracle, and Siemens. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust file descriptors or memory by repeatedly initiating connections with an unknown protocol, preventing legitimate new connections or causing system instability. Rated 7.5 HIGH on CVSS, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to a complete denial of service. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 10.0.0, < 10.24.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 12.0.0, < 12.21.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0.0, < 14.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 15.0.0, < 15.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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