CVE-2016-7052 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2016-7052?

CVE-2016-7052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 26 Sep 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

crypto/x509/x509_vfy.c in OpenSSL 1.0.2i allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by triggering a CRL operation.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7052?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Nodejs Node.js, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module for Web Scripting, Openssl Openssl.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7052?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2016-7052 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7052 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-7052, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7052, GHSA-9wm3-5vv7-j93j.