CVE-2016-7099 | BDVDB-2026-78653 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.