Critical severity · published Dec 11, 2017
CVE-2017-15896
Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure
9.1
CVSS
2.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure. The result was that an active network attacker could send application data to Node.js using the TLS or HTTP2 modules in a way that bypassed TLS authentication and encryption.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.4% · higher than 84% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NO
Node.js · Nodejs
4.0.0 through 4.1.2; 4.2.0 before 4.8.7; 6.0.0 through 6.8.1; 6.9.0 before 6.12.2; 8.0.0 through 8.8.1; 8.9.0 before 8.9.3; +1 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15896
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15896
Issue Tracking
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/
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