CVE-2014-5256
CVE-2014-5256 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-119.
Key facts
- Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (87th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-119
- Affected product: Nodejs
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
Node.js 0.8 before 0.8.28 and 0.10 before 0.10.30 does not consider the possibility of recursive processing that triggers V8 garbage collection in conjunction with a V8 interrupt, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via deep JSON objects whose parsing lets this interrupt mask an overflow of the program stack.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-5256?
- Node.js 0.8 before 0.8.28 and 0.10 before 0.10.30 does not consider the possibility of recursive processing that triggers V8 garbage collection in conjunction with a V8 interrupt, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via deep JSON objects whose parsing lets this interrupt mask an overflow of the program stack.
- How severe is CVE-2014-5256?
- CVE-2014-5256 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.
- Is CVE-2014-5256 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (87th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2014-5256?
- CVE-2014-5256 primarily affects Nodejs. In total, 58 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2014-5256?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
- When was CVE-2014-5256 published?
- CVE-2014-5256 was published on 2014-09-05 and last updated on 2026-06-17.
References
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0516.html
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2014/07/31/v8-memory-corruption-stack-overflow/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61260
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684769
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:142
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/530af9cb8e700e7596b3ec812bad123c9fa06356
Affected products (58)
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.8.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:nodejs:0.10.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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