Buffer overflow in nodejs-current (Alpine package)

Published: 2017-12-11

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-3738
CWE-ID	CWE-120
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	nodejs-current (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU9595

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3738

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the AVX2 Montgomery multiplication procedure used in exponentiation with 1024-bit moduli. A remote attacker can cause the server to share the DH1024 private key among multiple clients and perform attack on TLS.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs-current (Alpine package): 1.0.2n-r0 - 9.2.1-r0

CPE2.3

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.