CVE-2019-15604 in the critical feed json
Improper Certificate Validation in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes the process to abort when sending a crafted X.509 certificate
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-6564
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 20.0%
- EPSS 20.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper Certificate Validation in Node.js 10, 12, and 13 causes the process to abort when sending a crafted X.509 certificate
Patch / fix
- NodeJS Node 10.19.0, 12.15.0, 13.8.0
- nodejs Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 10.19.0~dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15604
- nodejs Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 4.2.6~dfsg-1ubuntu4.2+esm2
- nodejs Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.4+esm2
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15604
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- npm RHEL 8 1:6.13.4-1.12.16.1.1.module+el8.1.0+5811+44509afe
- nodejs RHEL 8 1:12.16.1-1.module+el8.1.0+5811+44509afe
- nodejs-nodemon RHEL 8 1.18.3-1.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
- nodejs-packaging RHEL 8 17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45
- npm RHEL 8 1:6.13.4-1.10.19.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5726+6ed65f8c
- nodejs RHEL 8 1:10.19.0-1.module+el8.1.0+5726+6ed65f8c
- nodejs-nodemon RHEL 8, RHEL 8.0 E4S 1.18.3-1.module+el8+2632+6c5111ed
- nodejs-packaging RHEL 8, RHEL 8.0 E4S 17-3.module+el8+2873+aa7dfd9a
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0598RHSA-2020:0579RHSA-2020:0597RHSA-2020:0573RHSA-2020:0602
- nodejs6 SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9, OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 +1 more 6.17.1-11.33.1
- nodejs10 SLE Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP1, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 15, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12 +4 more 10.19.0-1.18.1
- nodejs8 SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS, SLE Module for Web and Scripting 15 SP1 +3 more 8.17.0-3.28.1
- nodejs12 SLE Module for Web and Scripting 12 12.15.0-1.6.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:0488-1SUSE-SU-2020:0455-1SUSE-SU-2020:0454-1SUSE-SU-2020:0429-1SUSE-SU-2020:0427-1
- nodejs8 openSUSE Leap 15.1 8.17.0-lp151.2.12.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2020:0293-1
- nodejs-nodemon AlmaLinux 8 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
- nodejs-nodemon AlmaLinux 8 1.18.3-1.module_el8.3.0+2047+b07ac28e
- nodejs-packaging AlmaLinux 8 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2224+b07ac28e
- nodejs-packaging AlmaLinux 8 17-3.module_el8.4.0+2521+c668cc9f
- nodejs-packaging AlmaLinux 8 17-3.module_el8.3.0+2023+d2377ea3
almalinux advisories ALSA-2020:0598ALSA-2020:0579
- nodejs-nodemon Rocky Linux 8 1.18.3-1.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154
- nodejs-packaging Rocky Linux 8 17-3.module+el8.3.0+101+f84c7154
rocky linux advisories RLSA-2020:0598RLSA-2020:0579
- nodejs Alpine 3.10, Alpine 3.9 10.19.0-r0
- nodejs Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +11 more 12.15.0-r0
- nodejs-current Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +10 more 13.11.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2019-15604
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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-15604 updated cvss 5.9
nodejs: Remotely trigger an assertion on a TLS server with a malformed certificate string
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs 10.19.0-1.module+el8.1.0+5726+6ed65f8c, nodejs 12.16.1-1.module+el8.1.0+5811+44509afe, nodejs-packaging 17-3.module+el8+2873+aa7dfd9a, nodejs-nodemon 1.18.3-1.module+el8+2632+6c5111ed, nodejs-packaging 17-3.module+el8.1.0+3369+37ae6a45, npm 6.13.4-1.10.19.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5726+6ed65f8c, +2 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0579
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) nodejs 10.19.0-1.module+el8.0.0+5738+1362a79c, nodejs-packaging 17-3.module+el8+2873+aa7dfd9a, nodejs-nodemon 1.18.3-1.module+el8+2632+6c5111ed, npm 6.13.4-1.10.19.0.1.module+el8.0.0+5738+1362a79cfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0573
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Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs 10.19.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs 12.16.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs10-npm 6.13.4-10.19.0.1.el7, rh-nodejs12-npm 6.13.4-12.16.1.1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) rh-nodejs10-nodejs 10.19.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs 12.16.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs10-npm 6.13.4-10.19.0.1.el7, rh-nodejs12-npm 6.13.4-12.16.1.1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) rh-nodejs10-nodejs 10.19.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs 12.16.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs10-npm 6.13.4-10.19.0.1.el7, rh-nodejs12-npm 6.13.4-12.16.1.1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs 10.19.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs 12.16.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs10-npm 6.13.4-10.19.0.1.el7, rh-nodejs12-npm 6.13.4-12.16.1.1.el7 Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs10-nodejs 10.19.0-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs 12.16.1-1.el7, rh-nodejs10-npm 6.13.4-10.19.0.1.el7, rh-nodejs12-npm 6.13.4-12.16.1.1.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0597
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Red Hat Quay 3 nodejsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
19.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- hackerone.com https://hackerone.com/reports/746733 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- NodeJS Node
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
- Technology feeds
References
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oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
patch, third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
patch, third-party-advisory
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hackerone.com
/reports/746733
exploit, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0573
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0579
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
-
access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0597
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0598
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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access.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2020:0602
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00008.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202003-48
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2020/dsa-4669
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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nodejs.org
/en/blog/release/v13.8.0/
vendor-advisory
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nodejs.org
/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2020-security-releases/
vendor-advisory
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nodejs.org
/en/blog/release/v10.19.0/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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nodejs.org
/en/blog/release/v12.15.0/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20200221-0004/
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-15604
- NVD CVE-2019-15604
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