Vulnerability identifier: #VU72399

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-2023-23919

CWE-ID: CWE-399

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 in some cases Node.js does does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. A remote attacker can trigger false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations on the same thread and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Node.js: 18.1.0 - 18.14.0, 18.4.0, 18.3.0, 18.2.0, 18.0.0, 17.9.0 - 17.9.1, 17.8.0, 17.7.0 - 17.7.2, 17.6.0, 17.5.0, 17.4.0, 17.3.0 - 17.3.1, 17.2.0, 17.1.0, 17.0.0 - 17.0.1, 16.1.0 - 16.19.0, 16.15.0 - 16.15.1, 16.14.0 - 16.14.2, 16.13.0 - 16.13.2, 16.12.0, 16.11.0 - 16.11.1, 16.10.0, 16.9.0 - 16.9.1, 16.8.0, 16.7.0, 16.6.0 - 16.6.2, 16.5.0, 16.4.0 - 16.4.2, 16.3.0, 16.2.0, 16.0.0

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External links
http://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/

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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.