CVE-2017-15896 Affecting nodejs package, versions <8.9.3-r0
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE39-NODEJS-339197
- published 11 Dec 2017
- disclosed 11 Dec 2017
Introduced: 11 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-15896 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.9 nodejs to version 8.9.3-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:3.9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure. The result was that an active network attacker could send application data to Node.js using the TLS or HTTP2 modules in a way that bypassed TLS authentication and encryption.