Denial of Service in hapi
Versions of hapi prior to 11.1.3 are affected by a denial of service vulnerability.
The vulnerability is triggered when certain input is passed into the If-Modified-Since or Last-Modified headers.
This causes an 'illegal access' exception to be raised, and instead of sending a HTTP 500 error back to the sender, hapi will continue to hold the socket open until timed out (default node timeout is 2 minutes).
Recommendation
Update to v11.1.3 or later
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | hapi | < 11.1.3 | 11.1.3 |
References
- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- npm
- Package
hapi- Disclosed
- 07.06.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-rc8h-3fv6-pxv8 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: hapi
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 7
- First → latest
- 10.2017 09.2020
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 4
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 3
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 3
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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