Improper authentication in nodejs-current (Alpine package)

1) Improper authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU11293

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0733

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Th weakness exists in the PA-RISC CRYPTO_memcmp function due to improper authentication. A remote attacker can write arbitrary data.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8593c3d6ba83fa5acf4bd55ff54c5481806a3596
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=f23142862c2e144caac4022dba598819c072c867
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6380442a16252d6f1eec965cf2f024e19a6f88f2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=83e63ac7d0bf146b589567f44a14f716f4fc4362
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=83efaea263b7c03fff18c3cd4a08f46fe6d55ca0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a415596b95083ed8e7e3b130e971b8227134a4a0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4baade662f4bfd0b0ab2a4706520298e35e8683
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fae1999a2c5cd5b89c04112d32ae78f2492cc28c

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.