Information disclosure in nodejs-current (Alpine package)



Published: 2018-11-20
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-0735
CWE-ID CWE-200
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) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU15568

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0735

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to disclosure of the OpenSSL ECDSA signature algorithm. A remote attacker can use variations in the signing algorithm to conduct a timing side channel attack and recover the private key.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

nodejs-current (Alpine package): 11.1.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=4bb02b09003b63e5aa9c4d9be68117e15e663c00
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bd0e7c7b564133e60cba91a11ebaf58fc66ca95f
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=cbad6e043c390238adf4905ce29648f24e4503ba
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d30e50323c5f1784719c4be7a9c21388b2ac6dcb
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9506edbe44db07fc65aab5d444e7e02ca3767187
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=57d5f945ab66ccc72e5b48a40343ff6169b9893d


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.



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