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CVE-2019-5739
Published:March 28, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (7)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2019-security-releases/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190502-0008/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00041.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-5739
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-5739
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00046.html
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-400
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CWE-770
EPSS
Base Score:
0.31