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CVE-2016-7099
Published: Oct 10, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
93191
vdb-entry
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https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/
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RHSA-2017:0002
vendor-advisory
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SUSE-SU-2016:2470
vendor-advisory
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