Description
Node.js 0.8 before 0.8.28 and 0.10 before 0.10.30 does not consider the possibility of recursive processing that triggers V8 garbage collection in conjunction with a V8 interrupt, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via deep JSON objects whose parsing lets this interrupt mask an overflow of the program stack.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | nodejs | 0.10.38~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | nodejs | 0.10.38~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | nodejs | 0.10.38~dfsg-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libv8-3.14 | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 1 | v8314-v8 +1 | 1:3.14.5.10-6.el6 | RHSA-2014:1744 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2014:1744 Red Hat Security Advisory: v8314-v8 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
References
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21684769
- 61260 third-party-advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0516.html
- https://github.com/joyent/node/commit/530af9cb8e700e7596b3ec812bad123c9fa06356
- http://blog.nodejs.org/2014/07/31/v8-memory-corruption-stack-overflow/
- MDVSA-2015:142 vendor-advisory