Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 did not handle multi-value Relative Distinguished Names correctly. Attackers could craft certificate subjects containing a single-value Relative Distinguished Name that would be interpreted as a multi-value Relative Distinguished Name, for example, in order to inject a Common Name that would allow bypassing the certificate subject verification.Affected versions of Node.js that do not accept multi-value Relative Distinguished Names and are thus not vulnerable to such attacks themselves. However, third-party code that uses node's ambiguous presentation of certificate subjects may be vulnerable.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-packaging | Nov 15, 2022 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-currentUpgrade openjdk11 | Mar 26, 2024 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade v8-develUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-docs | Nov 9, 2022 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade nodejs | Nov 4, 2022 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade node16Upgrade node14Upgrade node | Nov 4, 2022 | Feb 12, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-libs/nodejs. | May 10, 2024 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs | Nov 16, 2022 | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Nov 9, 2022 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs | Mar 12, 2024 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade nodejs16Upgrade nodejs12Upgrade nodejs12-develUpgrade npm12Upgrade nodejs14-docsUpgrade nodejs12-docsUpgrade npm16Upgrade nodejs16-develUpgrade npm14Upgrade nodejs16-docsUpgrade nodejs14-develUpgrade nodejs14 | Jan 19, 2022 | Jan 18, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Feb 24, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Feb 24, 2022 |
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