Executive brief
https-proxy-agent is a Node.js library used to route HTTP and HTTPS traffic through proxy servers. A denial of service vulnerability allows attackers to cause the library to crash or hang, potentially disrupting applications that depend on it for proxy functionality.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a denial of service (CWE unspecified) in https-proxy-agent affecting all versions prior to 2.2.0. The exact root cause and attack vector details are not available in the provided advisory, but the vulnerability was reported to HackerOne and subsequently fixed in version 2.2.0. The vulnerability is a duplicate of GHSA-8g7p-74h8-hg48, suggesting there may be multiple related DoS issues in the proxy agent implementation.
Affected products
- npm https-proxy-agent < 2.2.0
Timeline
- 2020-08-19: disclosed
- 2020-08-19: patched: Fixed in version 2.2.0