Improper Certificate Validation Affecting nodejs package, versions <16.13.2-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-NODEJS-7010460
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed24 Feb 2022

Introduced: 24 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-44532  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 nodejs to version 16.13.2-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs package and not the nodejs package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 converts SANs (Subject Alternative Names) to a string format. It uses this string to check peer certificates against hostnames when validating connections. The string format was subject to an injection vulnerability when name constraints were used within a certificate chain, allowing the bypass of these name constraints.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this escape SANs containing the problematic characters in order to prevent the injection. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

CVSS Scores

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