NVD - CVE-2016-7099

CVE-2016-7099 Detail

Modified

This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.

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.

Source: MITRE
Description Last Modified: 10/10/2016

Impact

CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.9 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (V3 legend)
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.2

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): None

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b	Issue Tracking Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/	Patch Vendor Advisory

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Data Handling (CWE-19)

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Change History

4 change records found - show changes

Modified Analysis - 10/12/2016 11:10:44 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 5735 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.42::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.43::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.44::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.45::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.46::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.9::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.8::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.7::::::: *cpe:
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Added	CWE		CWE-19
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b No Types Assigned	https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ No Types Assigned	https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ Vendor Advisory, Patch

Initial CVE Analysis - 10/12/2016 10:52:54 AM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Changed	CPE Configuration	Configuration 1 OR	Record truncated, showing 500 of 5735 characters. View Entire Change Record Configuration 1 OR cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.42::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.43::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.44::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.45::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.46::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.9::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.8::::::: cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.7::::::: *cpe:
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-20
Changed	Reference Type	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html No Types Assigned	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b No Types Assigned	https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b Issue Tracking, Patch
Changed	Reference Type	https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ No Types Assigned	https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7099
NVD Published Date:
10/10/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018

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