Versions 2.0.x and 2.1.x of hapi are vulnerable to a denial of service attack via a file descriptor leak.

When triggered repeatedly, this leak will cause the server to run out of file descriptors and the node process to die. The effort required to take down a server depends on the process file descriptor limit. No other side effects or exploits have been identified.

Recommendation

• Please upgrade to version 2.2.x or above as soon as possible.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3742
• hapijs/hapi#1427
• GHSA-cqr7-78pj-3g7j
• https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/13/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/2