CVE-2023-23919
Published: 23 February 2023
A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
nodejs Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
mantic |
Released
(18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.1)
|
|
lunar |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-23919
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/#node-js-openssl-error-handling-issues-in-nodejs-crypto-library-medium-cve-2023-23919
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/438812e14d3b2a705fb639b69e37c6cc4e7c8029
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6672-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian