Node Fetch did not honor the size option after following a redirect, which means that when a content size was over the limit, a FetchError would never get thrown and the process would end without failure.
For most people, this fix will have a little or no impact. However, if you are relying on node-fetch to gate files above a size, the impact could be significant, for example: If you don't double-check the size of the data after fetch() has completed, your JS thread could get tied up doing work on a large file (DoS) and/or cost you money in computing.
Patches
We released patched versions for both stable and beta channels:
For v2: 2.6.1
For v3: 3.0.0-beta.9
Workarounds
None, it is strongly recommended to update as soon as possible.
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This PR contains the following updates:
1.7.3->2.6.1GitHub Vulnerability Alerts
CVE-2020-15168
Impact
Node Fetch did not honor the
sizeoption after following a redirect, which means that when a content size was over the limit, aFetchErrorwould never get thrown and the process would end without failure.For most people, this fix will have a little or no impact. However, if you are relying on node-fetch to gate files above a size, the impact could be significant, for example: If you don't double-check the size of the data after
fetch()has completed, your JS thread could get tied up doing work on a large file (DoS) and/or cost you money in computing.Patches
We released patched versions for both stable and beta channels:
v2: 2.6.1v3: 3.0.0-beta.9Workarounds
None, it is strongly recommended to update as soon as possible.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
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