CVE catalog
CVE-2018-21270
node-stringstream: CVE-2018-21270
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.68% · Oct 25, 2026
Versions less than 0.0.6 of the Node.js stringstream module are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read because of allocation of uninitialized buffers when a number is passed in the input stream (when using Node.js 4.x).
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-stringstream | sid | 1.0.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-stringstream | forky | 1.0.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-stringstream | trixie | 1.0.0-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-stringstream | bookworm | 1.0.0-2 | fixed |
| Npm | stringstream | Not reported | 0.0.6 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-stringstream | 18.04 | 0.0.5-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-stringstream | source | sid | 0.0.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-stringstream | source | forky | 0.0.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-stringstream | source | trixie | 0.0.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-stringstream | source | bookworm | 0.0.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Npm | stringstream | npm | Not reported | 0.0.6 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-stringstream]Fixed
Details (2)
1.0.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.0.6-1dsa · node-stringstream · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-stringstream · debian · 12
1.0.0-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.0.6-1dsa · node-stringstream · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-stringstream · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-stringstream]Fixed
Details (2)
1.0.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.0.6-1dsa · node-stringstream · debian · 13
1.0.0-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.0.6-1dsa · node-stringstream · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-21270]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-mf6x-7mm4-x2g7]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-21270]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-21270]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-21270.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]