VDB
CVE-2016-7099
CVE-2016-7099
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.72% · 72.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.72%
72.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | nodejs | 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1, 4.2.3~dfsg-1, 4.2.4~dfsg-2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | nodejs | 0, *, 0.10.15~dfsg1-4 |
Timeline
- Oct 10, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7099 third-party-advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7099 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4796-1 vendor-advisory