CVE-2025-23166 Affecting nodejs package, versions <18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (51st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-NODEJS-10175981
  • published16 May 2025
  • disclosed19 May 2025

Introduced: 16 May 2025

CVE-2025-23166  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 nodejs to version 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u2 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

The C++ method SignTraits::DeriveBits() may incorrectly call ThrowException() based on user-supplied inputs when executing in a background thread, crashing the Node.js process. Such cryptographic operations are commonly applied to untrusted inputs. Thus, this mechanism potentially allows an adversary to remotely crash a Node.js runtime.

CVSS Base Scores

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