The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However, the documentation says this API call: "Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values".
The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.
The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3776-1 | nodejs security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3886-1 | nodejs security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5589-1 | nodejs security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6735-1 | Node.js vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published:
Updated: 2025-11-04T16:10:10.679Z
Reserved: 2023-04-13T01:00:12.086Z
Link: CVE-2023-30590
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Status : Modified
Published: 2023-11-28T20:15:07.480
Modified: 2025-11-04T17:15:37.113
Link: CVE-2023-30590
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN