5.9

CVE-2016-7099: nodejs node.js Data Processing Errors

CVSS: 5.9v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7099DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7099
Published 10-10-2016Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7099 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Data Processing Errors vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 2.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 4
MGASA-2017-0204RHSA-2017:0002SUSE-SU-2016:2470-1SUSE-SU-2016:2470-2SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1USN-4796-1

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

86%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.84% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 4.6.0~dfsg-1
Nodejs1 product
  • node.jsEOL0.10.0 | 0.10.1 | 0.10.2 | 0.10.3 | 0.10.4 | 0.10.5 | 0.10.6 | 0.10.7 | 0.10.8 | 0.10.9 | 0.10.10 | 0.10.11 | 0.10.12 | 0.10.13 | 0.10.14 | 0.10.15 | 0.10.16 | 0.10.16-isaacs-manual | 0.10.17 | 0.10.18 | 0.10.19 | 0.10.20 | 0.10.21 | 0.10.22 | 0.10.23 | 0.10.24 | 0.10.25 | 0.10.26 | 0.10.27 | 0.10.28 | 0.10.29 | 0.10.30 | 0.10.31 | 0.10.32 | 0.10.33 | 0.10.34 | 0.10.35 | 0.10.36 | 0.10.37 | 0.10.38 | 0.10.39 | 0.10.40 | 0.10.41 | 0.10.42 | 0.10.43 | 0.10.44 | 0.10.45 | 0.10.46 | 6.0.0 | 6.1.0 | 6.2.0 | 6.2.1 | 6.2.2 | 6.3.0 | 6.3.1 | 6.4.0 | 6.5.0 | 6.6.0 | 0.12.0 | 0.12.1 | 0.12.2 | 0.12.3 | 0.12.4 | 0.12.5 | 0.12.6 | 0.12.7 | 0.12.8 | 0.12.9 | 0.12.10 | 0.12.11 | 0.12.12 | 0.12.13 | 0.12.14 | 0.12.15 | 4.0.0 | 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 | 4.1.2 | 4.2.0 | 4.2.1 | 4.2.2 | 4.2.3 | 4.2.4 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.6 | 4.3.0 | 4.3.1 | 4.3.2 | 4.4.0 | 4.4.1 | 4.4.2 | 4.4.3 | 4.4.4 | 4.4.5 | 4.4.6 | 4.4.7 | 4.5.0
Suse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 0.10.25~dfsg2-2ubuntu1.2+esm1 | < 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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