Reachable assertion in Node.js - CVE-2019-15604
Published: February 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25014
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15604
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Node.js Foundation
Affected software:
Node.js
Node.js
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of X509 certificates in X509V3_EXT_print(). A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted client certificate to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15604
Install updates from vendor's website.