CVE-2022-35255: A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc

Description

A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it can (and sometimes will) fail. 2) The random data returned byEntropySource() may not be cryptographically strong and therefore not suitable as keying material.

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)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

DL

Debian Linux · Debian

11.0 · source: NVD

NO

Node.js · Nodejs

15.0.0 through 15.14.0; 16.0.0 through 16.12.0; 16.13.0 before 16.17.1; 18.0.0 before 18.9.1 · source: NVD

SI

Sinec Ins · Siemens

before 1.0; 1.0; 1.0; 1.0 · source: NVD