CVE-2017-15896

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2017-12-07
CWE:
CWE-391
Bugzilla:
1525106: CVE-2017-15896 nodejs: Vulnerable to CVE-2017-3737 due to embedded OpenSSL

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-15896 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.9
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 nodejs Will not fix

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