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 EUVD 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4796-1 Node.js vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

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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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-10-10T16:59:01.277

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-7099

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7099 - Bugzilla

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