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CVE-2017-15897

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the...

3.1 LowFix available

CVE-2017-15897 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.1) in Node.js, published December 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in nodejs 8.9.3-r0.

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.32%Up 1.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.1

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
CVE-2017-15897
CVSS 3.1
3.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-665
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
CVE-2017-15897
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-7316 No score

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
EUVD-2017-7316
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2j2-5fh3-4jrr 3.1

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the...

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
GHSA-f2j2-5fh3-4jrr
CVSS 3.0
3.1 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200, CWE-665
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-15897 3.1

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-15897
CVSS 3.1
3.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2017-15897 3.1

CVE-2017-15897 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2017-15897
CVSS 3.1
3.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.1

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
CVE-2017-15897
CVSS 3.1
3.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-15897 3.1

Node.js had a bug in versions 8.X and 9.X which caused buffers to not be initialized when the encoding for the fill value did not match the encoding specified. For example, 'Buffer.alloc(0x100, "This is not correctly encoded", "hex");' The buffer implementation was updated such that the buffer will be initialized to all zeros in these cases.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15897
CVSS 3.1
3.1 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0
3.1 LowCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:14246-1 No score

Security update for Mozilla Firefox

This update contains the Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.2 release.

Mozilla Firefox was updated to ESR 68.2 release:

  • Enterprise: New administrative policies were added. More information and templates are available at the Policy Templates page.

  • Various security fixes: MFSA 2019-33 (bsc#1154738)

    • CVE-2019-15903: Heap overflow in expat library in XML_GetCurrentLineNumber
    • CVE-2019-11757: Use-after-free when creating index updates in IndexedDB
    • CVE-2019-11758: Potentially exploitable crash due to 360 Total Security
    • CVE-2019-11759: Stack buffer overflow in HKDF output
    • CVE-2019-11760: Stack buffer overflow in WebRTC networking
    • CVE-2019-11761: Unintended access to a privileged JSONView object
    • CVE-2019-11762: document.domain-based origin isolation has same-origin- property violation
    • CVE-2019-11763: Incorrect HTML parsing results in XSS bypass technique
    • CVE-2019-11764: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 70 and Firefox ESR 68.2

Other Issues resolved:

  • [bsc#1104841] Newer versions of firefox have a dependency on GLIBCXX_3.4.20
  • [bsc#1074235] MozillaFirefox: background tab crash reports sent inadvertently without user opt-in
  • [bsc#1043008] Firefox hangs randomly when browsing and scrolling
  • [bsc#1025108] Firefox stops loading page until mouse is moved
  • [bsc#905528] Firefox malfunctions due to broken omni.ja archives
Record
SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nodejs
Alpine:v3.10
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.11
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.12
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.13
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.14
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.15
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.16
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.17
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.18
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.19
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
nodejs
Alpine:v3.20
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.21
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.22
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.23
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.24
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.7
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.8
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
nodejs
Alpine:v3.9
before 8.9.3-r0
8.9.3-r0
MozillaFirefox
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 68.2.0-78.51.4
68.2.0-78.51.4
MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 68-21.9.8
68-21.9.8
firefox-atk
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 2.26.1-2.8.4
2.26.1-2.8.4
firefox-cairo
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 1.15.10-2.13.4
1.15.10-2.13.4
firefox-gdk-pixbuf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 2.36.11-2.8.4
2.36.11-2.8.4
firefox-glib2
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 2.54.3-2.14.7
2.54.3-2.14.7
firefox-gtk3
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 3.10.9-2.15.3
3.10.9-2.15.3
firefox-harfbuzz
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 1.7.5-2.7.4
1.7.5-2.7.4
firefox-libffi
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 3.2.1.git259-2.3.3
3.2.1.git259-2.3.3
firefox-libffi-gcc5
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 5.3.1+r233831-14.1
5.3.1+r233831-14.1
firefox-pango
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 1.40.14-2.7.4
1.40.14-2.7.4
mozilla-nspr
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 4.21-29.6.1
4.21-29.6.1
mozilla-nss
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS
before 3.45-38.9.3
3.45-38.9.3

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected
2026-11-03aliases, productsEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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