CVE-2016-7099
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.72%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-7099
To remediate CVE-2016-7099, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/nodejs—upgrade to 4.6.0~dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-7099 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.6.0~dfsg-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |