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CVE-2018-3711: Denial of Service via large JSON payload

June 6, 2018 (updated October 9, 2019)

Fastify is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack by sending a request with Content-Type set to application/json and a very large payload.

References

  • github.com/fastify/fastify/commit/fabd2a011f2ffbb877394abe699f549513ffbd76
  • github.com/fastify/fastify/releases/tag/v0.38.0
  • hackerone.com/reports/303632

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 0.37.0

Fixed versions

  • 0.38.0

Solution

Update to version 0.38.0 or later.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

npm/fastify/CVE-2018-3711.yml

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