CVE-2017-15896 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2017-15896

Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to...

Vulnerability Description

Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure. The result was that an active network attacker could send application data to Node.js using the TLS or HTTP2 modules in a way that bypassed TLS authentication and encryption.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

The Node.js Project

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Affected Software

Node.js
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.0 and higher, 6.0.0 and higher, 8.0.0 and higher, 9.0.0 and higher

Timeline

Official Publish: December 11th, 2017
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.