CVE-2015-7384 [High] | Denial of Service in Node.js

CVE-2015-7384 is rated High Risk (67.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 8.04%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +7.17% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.88%	8.04%	+7.17%
2	2025-03-30	3.41%	0.88%	-2.53%
3	2025-03-29	—	3.41%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.88%

8.04%

+7.17%

2025-03-30

3.41%

0.88%

-2.53%

2025-03-29

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3.41%

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Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7384

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2015-7384 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (nodejs), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7384
`redhat`	low	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7384
`suse`	medium	CVE-2015-7384 severity moderate: SUSE including 57 source package names (MozillaFirefox-68.2.0-78.51.4, MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED-68-21.9.8, …), 215 product×package rows across 17 product lines (SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, SUSE Enterprise Storage 6, … (17 product lines)): Fixed 143, Known Not Affected 72.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7384/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2015-7384 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (nodejs), 10 status rows across 10 suites (artful, bionic, precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 6, not-affected 3, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7384

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7384

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
nodejs	node.js	4.0.0	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.0.0:::::::*
nodejs	node.js	4.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.0:::::::*
nodejs	node.js	4.1.1	cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:4.1.1:::::::*

References for CVE-2015-7384

URL	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101260	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268791	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3138	Third Party Advisory

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CVE-2015-7384

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7384

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-7384

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-7384

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-7384

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-7384

References for CVE-2015-7384