CVE catalog
CVE-2019-20149
node-kind-of: CVE-2019-20149
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 2.34% · Oct 27, 2026
ctorName in index.js in kind-of v6.0.2 allows external user input to overwrite certain internal attributes via a conflicting name, as demonstrated by 'constructor': {'name':'Symbol'}. Hence, a crafted payload can overwrite this builtin attribute to manipulate the type detection result.
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-kind-of | sid | 6.0.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-kind-of | forky | 6.0.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-kind-of | trixie | 6.0.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-kind-of | bookworm | 6.0.3+dfsg-2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-kind-of | 18.04 | 3.0.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-kind-of | 18.04 | 6.0.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-kind-of | 18.04 | 6.0.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-kind-of | source | sid | 6.0.3+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [948095] |
| Debian | node-kind-of | source | forky | 6.0.3+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [948095] |
| Debian | node-kind-of | source | trixie | 6.0.3+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [948095] |
| Debian | node-kind-of | source | bookworm | 6.0.3+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [948095] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-kind-of]Fixed
Details (2)
6.0.3+dfsg-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.0.3+dfsg-1dsa · node-kind-of · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-kind-of · debian · 12
6.0.3+dfsg-2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
6.0.3+dfsg-1dsa · node-kind-of · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-kind-of · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-kind-of]Fixed
Details (2)
6.0.3+dfsg-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.0.3+dfsg-1dsa · node-kind-of · debian · 13
6.0.3+dfsg-2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
6.0.3+dfsg-1dsa · node-kind-of · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20149]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20149]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-20149]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2019/cve-2019-20149.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2023/wid-sec-w-2023-1350.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]