CVE-2019-5739

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

Description

Keep-alive HTTP and HTTPS connections can remain open and inactive for up to 2 minutes in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier. Node.js 8.0.0 introduced a dedicated server.keepAliveTimeout which defaults to 5 seconds. The behavior in Node.js 6.16.0 and earlier is a potential Denial of Service (DoS) attack vector. Node.js 6.17.0 introduces server.keepAliveTimeout and the 5-second default.

CWE-400Resource Exhaustion CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available

nodejsDebian

Fixed in:8.9.3~dfsg-5CVE-2019-5739

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.05%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

nodejs.org

Third-Party Advisory4

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-44487	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix
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CVE-2011-3192	High	7.8	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11478	Medium	5.3	95%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25617	Medium	5.3	89%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-5739?

Upgrade nodejs on debian 11 to 8.9.3~dfsg-5 or later.

Is CVE-2019-5739 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-5739 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-5739?

CVE-2019-5739 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-5739 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for nodejs (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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