Vulnerability identifier: #VU25014

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15604

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Node.js
Server applications / Web servers

Vendor: Node.js Foundation

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 13.7.0, 13.6.0, 13.5.0, 13.4.0, 13.3.0, 13.2.0, 13.1.0, 13.0.0 - 13.0.1, 12.14.0 - 12.14.1, 12.13.0 - 12.13.1, 12.12.0, 12.11.0 - 12.11.1, 12.10.0, 12.9.0 - 12.9.1, 12.8.0 - 12.8.1, 12.7.0, 12.6.0, 12.5.0, 12.4.0, 12.3.0 - 12.3.1, 12.2.0, 12.1.0, 12.0.0, 10.18.0 - 10.18.1, 10.17.0, 10.16.0 - 10.16.3, 10.15.0 - 10.15.3, 10.14.0 - 10.14.2, 10.9 - 10.9.0, 10.5.0, 10.13.0, 10.12.0, 10.11.0, 10.10.0, 10.8.0, 10.7.0, 10.6.0, 10.4.0 - 10.4.1, 10.3.0, 10.2.0 - 10.2.1, 10.1.0, 10.0.0

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External links
http://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V13.md#13.8.0
http://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/1156a9e5f8

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.