CVE-2019-10196

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in http-proxy-agent, prior to version 2.1.0. It was discovered http-proxy-agent passes an auth option to the Buffer constructor without proper sanitization. This could result in a Denial of Service through the usage of all available CPU resources and data exposure through an uninitialized memory leak in setups where an attacker could submit typed input to the auth parameter.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Mar 19, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-10196: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix