CVE-2017-15896 (GCVE-0-2017-15896)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-11 21:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 19:50
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Summary
Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure. The result was that an active network attacker could send application data to Node.js using the TLS or HTTP2 modules in a way that bypassed TLS authentication and encryption.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • Data Confidentiality/Integrity
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
The Node.js Project Node.js Affected: 4.0.0 and higher
Affected: 6.0.0 and higher
Affected: 8.0.0 and higher
Affected: 9.0.0 and higher
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Date Public
2017-12-07 00:00
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