UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15896

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15896
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15896.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15896
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:44:13Z
Published
2017-12-11T21:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-17T16:53:29Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / nodejs

Package

Name
nodejs
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs@8.10.0~dfsg-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
8.10.0~dfsg-2

Affected versions

6.*

6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.11.4~dfsg-1ubuntu2
6.12.0~dfsg-1ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu1
6.12.0~dfsg-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs",
            "binary_version": "8.10.0~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "8.10.0~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs-dev",
            "binary_version": "8.10.0~dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "nodejs-doc",
            "binary_version": "8.10.0~dfsg-2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}