SB2016091354 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for libuv, nodejs
Published: September 13, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016091354
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7099)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.