Improper Data Handling Affecting nodejs package, versions <4.6.0~dfsg-1
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- published30 Jul 2026
- disclosed10 Oct 2016
Introduced: 10 Oct 2016
CVE-2016-7099 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest nodejs to version 4.6.0~dfsg-1 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
The tls.checkServerIdentity function in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.47, 0.12.x before 0.12.16, 4.x before 4.6.0, and 6.x before 6.7.0 does not properly handle wildcards in name fields of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-7099
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/