Information disclosure in nodejs-current (Alpine package)

Published: 2018-11-20

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	1
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-0734
CWE-ID	CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Local
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) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU15668

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0734

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw in Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA). A local attacker can conduct a timing side-channel attack and recover the private key, which could be used to conduct further attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs-current (Alpine package): 11.1.0-r0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:alpine:nodejs-current_alpine_package:11.1.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:

External links

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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