CVE-2016-7099 Security feature bypass in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof servers by exploiting improper wildcard handling in Node.js TLS certificate validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7099?
CVE-2016-7099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nodejs Node.js, published on 10 Oct 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The tls.checkServerIdentity function in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.47, 0.12.x before 0.12.16, 4.x before 4.6.0, and 6.x before 6.7.0 does not properly handle wildcards in name fields of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7099?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nodejs Node.js, Suse Linux Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7099?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-7099 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7099 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Nodejs Node.js
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7099, GHSA-79cw-cghj-vx7w, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7099.