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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.

Weakness

• Data Confidentiality/Integrity

Affected products

• The Node.js Project · Node.js

  • affected 4.0.0 and higher
  • affected 6.0.0 and higher
  • affected 8.0.0 and higher
  • affected 9.0.0 and higher

References (1)

• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 16 Sept 2024, 19:50 UTC.