usn-8452-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-06-18 16:30
Modified
2026-06-18 16:30
Summary
node-pbkdf2 vulnerability
Details
Nikita Skovoroda discovered that pbkdf2 did not properly validate certain algorithm names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to generate predictable cryptographic keys, resulting in signature spoofing.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"id": "USN-8452-1",
"modified": "2026-06-18T16:30:44Z",
"published": "2026-06-18T16:30:44Z",
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