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CVE-2020-8172

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Jun 08, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.4
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.4 MODERATE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8172
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/295.html

TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Node.jsNodejs12.0.0 (including)12.18.0 (excluding)
Node.jsNodejs14.0.0 (including)14.4.0 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatnodejs:12-8020020200630155331.4cda2c84*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update SupportRedHatnodejs:12-8010020200630154708.c27ad7f8*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.2-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.2-1.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 EUSRedHatrh-nodejs12-nodejs-0:12.18.2-1.el7*
NodejsUbuntubionic*
NodejsUbuntueoan*
NodejsUbuntugroovy*
NodejsUbuntuhirsute*
NodejsUbuntuimpish*
NodejsUbuntukinetic*
NodejsUbuntutrusty*
NodejsUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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