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Vulnerability details: VCID-vg17-netw-8ybq
Vulnerability ID VCID-vg17-netw-8ybq
Aliases CVE-2020-8277
Summary A Node.js application that allows an attacker to trigger a DNS request for a host of their choice could trigger a Denial of Service in versions < 15.2.1, < 14.15.1, and < 12.19.1 by getting the application to resolve a DNS record with a larger number of responses. This is fixed in 15.2.1, 14.15.1, and 12.19.1.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-8277.json
epss 0.50405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.50405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.50405 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.59168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
epss 0.62923 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 5.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277
archlinux Medium https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1280
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-8277.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2020-8277
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8277
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://hackerone.com/reports/1033107
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A7WH7W46OZSEUHWBHD7TCH3LRFY52V6Z/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEJBY3RJB3XWUOJFGZM5E3EMQ7MFM3UT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EEIV4CH6KNVZK63Y6EKVN2XDW7IHSJBJ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VXLJY4764LYVJPC7NCDLE2UMQ3QC5OI2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A7WH7W46OZSEUHWBHD7TCH3LRFY52V6Z/
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2020-security-releases/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-11
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
1898554 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1898554
ASA-202011-18 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-18
AVG-1280 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1280
cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:c-ares_project:c-ares:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:blockchain_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.4:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_cluster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:16.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:17.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:18.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_xstore_point_of_service:19.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-8277 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277
RHSA-2020:5305 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5305
RHSA-2020:5499 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5499
RHSA-2021:0421 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0421
RHSA-2021:0551 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0551
USN-4638-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4638-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2020-8277.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

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complete

none

partial

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.97761
EPSS Score 0.50405
Published At Aug. 3, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:34:49.170182+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.22/main.json 37.0.0