This is a security release. All Node.js users should consult the
security release summary at:
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2017-security-releases/
for details on patched vulnerabilities.
Notable Changes:
* build:
- Disable V8 snapshots - The hashseed embedded in the snapshot is
currently the same for all runs of the binary. This opens node
up to collision attacks which could result in a Denial of Service.
We have temporarily disabled snapshots until a more robust solution
is found (Ali Ijaz Sheikh)
* deps:
- CVE-2017-1000381 - The c-ares function ares_parse_naptr_reply(),
which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to
read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS
response packet was crafted in a particular way. This patch checks
that there is enough data for the required elements of an NAPTR
record (2 int16, 3 bytes for string lengths) before processing a
record. (David Drysdale)
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node-private/pull/90
[Node.js Long Term Support Plan](https://github.com/nodejs/LTS) and
[Node.js Long Term Support Plan](https://github.com/nodejs/LTS) and
will be supported actively until April 2017 and maintained until April 2018.
will be supported actively until April 2017 and maintained until April 2018.
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## 2017-07-11, Version 4.8.4 'Argon' (Maintenance), @MylesBorins
This is a security release. All Node.js users should consult the security release summary at https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/july-2017-security-releases/ for details on patched vulnerabilities.
### Notable Changes
* **build**:
- Disable V8 snapshots - The hashseed embedded in the snapshot is currently the same for all runs of the binary. This opens node up to collision attacks which could result in a Denial of Service. We have temporarily disabled snapshots until a more robust solution is found (Ali Ijaz Sheikh)
* **deps**:
- CVE-2017-1000381 - The c-ares function ares_parse_naptr_reply(), which is used for parsing NAPTR responses, could be triggered to read memory outside of the given input buffer if the passed in DNS response packet was crafted in a particular way. This patch checks that there is enough data for the required elements of an NAPTR record (2 int16, 3 bytes for string lengths) before processing a record. (David Drysdale)
Myles Borins
8 years ago