CVE-2016-7099

nodejs: wildcard certificates not properly validated

Published Oct 10, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 2.8% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-7979 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4796-1 Node.js vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:50 AM
Reserved
Aug 27, 2016, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:52 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 28, 2016, 12:00 AM