9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-15896
Node.js OpenSSl SSL_read TLS Authentication Bypass
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 11, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 16, 2022, 1:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-15896 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15896 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Nodejs node.js
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-15896.

URL Resource
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 455 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15896 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15896 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (including) 4.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (including) 6.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9.0 up to (excluding) 6.12.2 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (including) 8.8.1 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.9.0 up to (excluding) 8.9.3 *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.2.1
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-388 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ No Types Assigned https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-388
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:8.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15896 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15896 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.46593

percentile

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