CVE-2016-7099

5.9 MEDIUM
Published: October 10, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
73th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-19

Affected Vendors

nodejs suse

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