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.
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EUVD-2016-7979 | 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. |
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USN-4796-1 | Node.js vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.426Z
Reserved: 2016-08-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7099

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-10-10T16:59:01.277
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-7099


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