Description
A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it can (and sometimes will) fail. 2) The random data returned byEntropySource() may not be cryptographically strong and therefore not suitable as keying material.
Published: 2022-12-05
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5326-1 nodejs security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-38146 A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it can (and sometimes will) fail. 2) The random data returned byEntropySource() may not be cryptographically strong and therefore not suitable as keying material.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:15:00 +0000

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Debian Debian Linux
Nodejs Node.js
Redhat Enterprise Linux
Siemens Sinec Ins
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2025-04-30T05:48:45.486Z

Reserved: 2022-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-35255

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:29:17.447Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-05T22:15:10.513

Modified: 2025-04-24T14:15:32.070

Link: CVE-2022-35255

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2022-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-35255 - Bugzilla

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