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CVE-2014-7191
Published:October 19, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The qs module before 1.0.0 in Node.js does not call the compact function for array data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by using a large index value to create a sparse array.
Affected Packages
qs (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.0.1 <1.0.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.0.0
Related Resources (15)
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-crvj-3gj9-gm2p
http://secunia.com/advisories/60026
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687928
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21685987
https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring
https://github.com/visionmedia/node-querystring/issues/104
https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/29
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jjv7-qpx3-h62q
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7191
http://secunia.com/advisories/62170
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1380
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96729
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/qs_dos_memory_exhaustion
https://github.com/raymondfeng/node-querystring/commit/43a604b7847e56bba49d0ce3e222fe89569354d8
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21687263
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
EPSS
Base Score:
0.69