---
date: '2015-07-04T02:34:23.000Z'
category: release
title: Node.js 0.12.6 (Stable)
layout: blog-post
author: The Node.js Project
---

This release of Node.js fixes a bug that triggers an out-of-band write in V8's
utf-8 decoder. This bug impacts all Buffer to String conversions. This is an
important security update as this bug can be used to cause a denial of service
attack.

2015.07.03, Version 0.12.6 (Stable)

- V8: fix out-of-band write in utf8 decoder

Source Code: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6.tar.gz

Macintosh Installer (Universal): https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6.pkg

Windows Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-x86.msi

Windows x64 Installer: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/x64/node-v0.12.6-x64.msi

Windows x64 Files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/x64/

Linux 32-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-linux-x86.tar.gz

Linux 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-linux-x64.tar.gz

Solaris 32-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-sunos-x86.tar.gz

Solaris 64-bit Binary: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-sunos-x64.tar.gz

Other release files: https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/

Website: https://nodejs.org/docs/v0.12.6/

Documentation: https://nodejs.org/docs/v0.12.6/api/

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