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CVE-2020-8277 A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial…

Description

A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of Service in versions < 15.2.1, < 14.15.1, and < 12.19.1 by getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses. This is fixed in 15.2.1, 14.15.1, and 12.19.1.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Node 15.0 15.0 → < 15.2.1 15.2.1
Node 14.0 14.0 → < 14.15.1 14.15.1
Node 13.0 13.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 12.0 12.0 → < 12.19.1 12.19.1
Node 11.0 11.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 9.0 9.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 8.0 8.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 7.0 7.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 6.0 6.0 → latest No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Node 5.0 5.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 4.0 4.0 → latest No fix stated

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