Debian update for nodejs



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 12
CVE-ID CVE-2023-23918
CVE-2023-23919
CVE-2023-23920
CVE-2023-30581
CVE-2023-30588
CVE-2023-30589
CVE-2023-30590
CVE-2023-32002
CVE-2023-32006
CVE-2023-32559
CVE-2023-38552
CVE-2023-39333
CWE-ID CWE-264
CWE-399
CWE-20
CWE-444
CWE-1068
CWE-354
CWE-94
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 12 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU72398

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23918

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions within the process.mainModule.require() method. A remote user can access non authorized modules.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU72399

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23919

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to in some cases Node.js does does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. A remote attacker can trigger false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations on the same thread and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU72400

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23920

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to application insecurely loads ICU data through ICU_DATA environment variable with elevated privileges. A remote user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

4) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU77586

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30581

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the use of proto in process.mainModule.proto.require(). This allows to bypass the policy mechanism and require modules outside of the policy.json definition.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

5) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU77604

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30588

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied public key within the crypto.X509Certificate() API. A remote user can pass an invalid public key to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

6) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests

EUVDB-ID: #VU77605

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30589

CWE-ID: CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests in the llhttp parser. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

7) Inconsistency between implementation and documented design

EUVDB-ID: #VU77606

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-30590

CWE-ID: CWE-1068 - Inconsistency Between Implementation and Documented Design

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to inconsistency between implementation and documented design within the generateKeys() API function. The documented behavior is different from the actual behavior, and this difference could lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

8) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79332

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32002

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions for the Module._load() method. A remote attacker can bypass the policy mechanism and include modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

9) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79334

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32006

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed security restrictions for the module.constructor.createRequire() method. A remote attacker can bypass the policy mechanism and include modules outside of the policy.json definition for a given module.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

10) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79335

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32559

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of deprecated API process.binding(). A remote attacker can bypass the policy mechanism by requiring internal modules and eventually take advantage of process.binding('spawn_sync') run arbitrary code, outside of the limits defined in a policy.json file.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


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.

11) Improper validation of integrity check value

EUVDB-ID: #VU82069

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38552

CWE-ID: CWE-354 - Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the policy feature, which checks the integrity of a resource against a trusted manifest. An application can intercept the operation and return a forged checksum to node's policy implementation, thus effectively disabling the integrity check.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

12) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU82070

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-39333

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in an imported WebAssembly module when processing export names. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted export names to the application and execute arbitrary JavaScript code on the system.

Mitigation

Update nodejs package to version 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

nodejs (Debian package): before 18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1

CPE2.3 External links

http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2023/msg00286.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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