Is CVE-2020-8174 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8174 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8174?

CVE-2020-8174 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8174?

CVE-2020-8174 has an EPSS score of 7.65% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8174?

Upgrade nodejs on debian 11 to 10.21.0~dfsg-1 or later. Fixes are available for 8 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8174

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

napi_get_value_string_*() allows various kinds of memory corruption in node < 10.21.0, 12.18.0, and < 14.4.0.

CWE-119Buffer Overflow CWE-191

How to fix

Remediation Available

nodejsDebian

Fixed in:10.21.0~dfsg-1CVE-2020-8174

libnode-devUbuntu

Fixed in:10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1USN-6380-1

libnode64Ubuntu

Fixed in:10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1USN-6380-1

nodejsUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2USN-6380-1

Fixed in:8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2USN-6380-1

Fixed in:10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1USN-6380-1

nodejs-devUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2USN-6380-1

Fixed in:8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2USN-6380-1

nodejs-legacyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2USN-6380-1

Node.jsWindows application

Affected:10.21.0Fixed in:10.21.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:12.0.0 12.18.0Fixed in:12.18.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:14.0.0 14.4.0Fixed in:14.4.0Node.js Foundation

Node.js (LTS)Windows application

Affected:14.0.0 14.4.0Fixed in:14.4.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:10.21.0Fixed in:10.21.0Node.js Foundation

Affected:12.0.0 12.18.0Fixed in:12.18.0Node.js Foundation

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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

7.65%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch4

Exploit1

hackerone.com

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.