CVE-2017-16026
highpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.4–7.1
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affected products (6)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-7xfp-9c55-5vqjRemote Memory Exposure in request2018-11-09ghsa · osvUS
Affected versions of `request` will disclose local system memory to remote systems in certain circumstances. When a multipart request is made, and the type of `body` is `number`, then a buffer of that size will be allocated and sent to the remote server as the body. ## Proof of Concept ```js var request = require('request'); var http = require('http'); var serveFunction = function (req, res){ req.on('data', function (data) { console.log(data) }); res.end(); }; var server = http.createServer(serveFunction); server.listen(8000); request({ method: "POST", uri: 'http://localhost:8000', multipart: [{body:500}] },function(err,res,body){}); ``` ## Recommendation Update to version 2.68.0 or later
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1378Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-23vendor · certfrFR
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references (9)
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- https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904cnnvd
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018cnnvd
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309cnnvd
- https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018enisa_euvd
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/309enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/request/request/issues/1904ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/request/request/pull/2018ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisorynvd
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