CVE-2023-30588

Description

When an invalid public key is used to create an x509 certificate using the crypto.X509Certificate() API a non-expect termination occurs making it susceptible to DoS attacks when the attacker could force interruptions of application processing, as the process terminates when accessing public key info of provided certificates from user code. The current context of the users will be gone, and that will cause a DoS scenario. This vulnerability affects all active Node.js versions v16, v18, and, v20.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.3
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.03

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Node.js 16 (x64) (16.20.1)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Node.js 16 (16.20.1)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Node.js 18 (x64) (18.16.1)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Node.js 18 (18.16.1)Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Node.js 20.3.1Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1.7Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.4Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 12.0.1Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Business Automation Workflow 20.0.0.2Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Business Automation Workflow 19.0.0.3Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3.1Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Business Automation Workflow 22.0.2Windows
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs16-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs16-debuginfo-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs16-debugsource-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs16-devel-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) npm16-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2663-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs16-docs-16.20.1-150400.3.21.1.noarch.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs18-debuginfo-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP4 ) nodejs18-debugsource-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) nodejs18-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) nodejs18-debuginfo-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64_15_SP5.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) nodejs18-debugsource-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64_15_SP5.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) nodejs18-devel-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) npm18-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.x86_64.rpmLinux
SUSE-SU-2023:2669-1(Web and Scripting Module 15-SP5 ) nodejs18-docs-18.16.1-150400.9.9.1.noarch.rpmLinux
nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4537) nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78.noarch.rpmLinux
nodejs:16 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4537) nodejs-packaging-25-1.module+el8.7.0+1108+49363b0d.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0+21133+486db26c.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-devel update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-devel-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0+21133+486db26c.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-docs update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-docs-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0+21133+486db26c.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-full-i18n update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-full-i18n-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0+21133+486db26c.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-nodemon update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0+21038+115df6a2.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-packaging update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-packaging-bundler update (ELSA-2023-4330) nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+20762+f52d7401.noarch.rpmLinux
Npm update (ELSA-2023-4330) npm-9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module+el9.2.0+21133+486db26c.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs update (ELSA-2023-4331) nodejs-16.20.1-1.el9_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-docs update (ELSA-2023-4331) nodejs-docs-16.20.1-1.el9_2.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-full-i18n update (ELSA-2023-4331) nodejs-full-i18n-16.20.1-1.el9_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-libs update (ELSA-2023-4331) nodejs-libs-16.20.1-1.el9_2.i686.rpmLinux
Nodejs-libs update (ELSA-2023-4331) nodejs-libs-16.20.1-1.el9_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
Npm update (ELSA-2023-4331) npm-8.19.4-1.16.20.1.1.el9_2.x86_64.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-docs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7.noarch.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886.noarch.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780.noarch.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780.noarch.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-debuginfo-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-debugsource-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-devel-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-docs-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.noarch.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-full-i18n-18.16.1-1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-nodemon-2.0.20-2.module+el9.2.0.z+18497+a402347c.noarch.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module+el9.1.0+15718+e52ec601.noarch.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2023:4330)Moderate: security, bug fix, and enhancement update npm-9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module+el9.2.0.z+19424+78951f07.x86_64.rpmLinux
nodejs security update(DSA-5589-1) nodejs_18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1_amd64.debLinux
nodejs security update(DSA-5589-1) nodejs_18.19.0+dfsg-6~deb12u1_i386.debLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) npm-9.5.1-1.18.16.1.1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7.x86_64.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7.x86_64.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-devel-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7.x86_64.rpmLinux
nodejs:18 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (RLSA-2023:4536) nodejs-full-i18n-18.16.1-1.module+el8.8.0+1413+a47876c7.x86_64.rpmLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode-dev_10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode-dev_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode-dev_18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode108_18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode64_10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) libnode72_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs_10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs_18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs-doc_10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.6_all.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs-doc_12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.5_all.debLinux
An open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment. (USN-6735-1) nodejs-doc_18.13.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu2.2_all.debLinux
Npm update (ELSA-2025-8514) npm-10.8.2-1.20.19.2.1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-packaging-bundler update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-packaging-bundler-2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-packaging update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-packaging-2021.06-4.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-nodemon update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-nodemon-3.0.1-1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-full-i18n update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-full-i18n-20.19.2-1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs-docs update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-docs-20.19.2-1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.noarch.rpmLinux
Nodejs-devel update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-devel-20.19.2-1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.x86_64.rpmLinux
Nodejs update (ELSA-2025-8514) nodejs-20.19.2-1.module+el8.10.0+90611+29f3ae1e.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-331257Node.js 16 (x64) (16.20.1)
PATCH-331256Node.js 16 (16.20.1)
PATCH-331763Node.js 18 (x64) (18.17.0)
PATCH-331762Node.js 18 (18.17.0)
PATCH-319042Node.js 10 (10.24.1)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234