CVE-2021-44532
Public on 2022-01-29
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description
It was found that node.js did not safely read the x509 certificate generalName format properly, resulting in data injection. A certificate could use a specially crafted extension in order to be successfully validated, permitting an attacker to impersonate a trusted host.
CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | nodejs | 2023-03-22 | ALAS2023-2023-084 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |