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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-10T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:50:47.426Z

Reserved: 2016-08-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-7099

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:57:27.747

Link: CVE-2016-7099

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

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

Links: CVE-2016-7099 - Bugzilla