Improper Data Handling Affecting nodejs010-nodejs package, versions *
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-NODEJS010NODEJS-9837079
- published28 Apr 2025
- disclosed28 Sept 2016
Introduced: 28 Sep 2016
CVE-2016-7099 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 nodejs010-nodejs.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nodejs010-nodejs package and not the nodejs010-nodejs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379921
- https://access.redhat.com/security/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/