Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) Affecting node-hoek package, versions <5.0.3-1
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- published30 Mar 2018
- disclosed30 Mar 2018
Introduced: 30 Mar 2018
CVE-2018-3728 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 node-hoek to version 5.0.3-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-hoek package and not the node-hoek package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
hoek node module before 4.2.0 and 5.0.x before 5.0.3 suffers from a Modification of Assumed-Immutable Data (MAID) vulnerability via 'merge' and 'applyToDefaults' functions, which allows a malicious user to modify the prototype of "Object" via proto, causing the addition or modification of an existing property that will exist on all objects.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-3728
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/566
- https://github.com/hapijs/hoek/commit/32ed5c9413321fbc37da5ca81a7cbab693786dee
- https://hackerone.com/reports/310439
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:hoek:20180212
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1264
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103108