nodejs: wildcard certificates not properly validated
Published Oct 10, 2016
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.84%
Description
The tls.checkServerIdentity function in Node.js 0.10.x before 0.10.47, 0.12.x before 0.12.16, 4.x before 4.6.0, and 6.x before 6.7.0 does not properly handle wildcards in name fields of X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.10.0
- 0.10.1
- 0.10.2
- 0.10.3
- 0.10.4
- 0.10.5
- 0.10.6
- 0.10.7
- 0.10.8
- 0.10.9
- 0.10.10
- 0.10.11
- 0.10.12
- 0.10.13
- 0.10.14
- 0.10.15
- 0.10.16
- 0.10.16-isaacs-manual
- 0.10.17
- 0.10.18
- 0.10.19
- 0.10.20
- 0.10.21
- 0.10.22
- 0.10.23
- 0.10.24
- 0.10.25
- 0.10.26
- 0.10.27
- 0.10.28
- 0.10.29
- 0.10.30
- 0.10.31
- 0.10.32
- 0.10.33
- 0.10.34
- 0.10.35
- 0.10.36
- 0.10.37
- 0.10.38
- 0.10.39
- 0.10.40
- 0.10.41
- 0.10.42
- 0.10.43
- 0.10.44
- 0.10.45
- 0.10.46
Configuration 2
- 12.0
Configuration 3
- 6.0.0
- 6.1.0
- 6.2.0
- 6.2.1
- 6.2.2
- 6.3.0
- 6.3.1
- 6.4.0
- 6.5.0
- 6.6.0
Configuration 4
- 0.12.0
- 0.12.1
- 0.12.2
- 0.12.3
- 0.12.4
- 0.12.5
- 0.12.6
- 0.12.7
- 0.12.8
- 0.12.9
- 0.12.10
- 0.12.11
- 0.12.12
- 0.12.13
- 0.12.14
- 0.12.15
Configuration 5
- 4.0.0
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.6
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.4.0
- 4.4.1
- 4.4.2
- 4.4.3
- 4.4.4
- 4.4.5
- 4.4.6
- 4.4.7
- 4.5.0
No data.
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS
rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0002
Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4
nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
nodejs010-nodejs
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs
Not affected
Red Hat Software Collections
nodejs010-nodejs
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUS | rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0002 |
| Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4 | nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | nodejs010-nodejs | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | nodejs | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | nodejs010-nodejs | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.84% (0.02841) | 86.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.85% (0.02852) | 84.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 31.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 70.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 69.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 65.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7099 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379921 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7099
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7099
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93191 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-7099 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1379921 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7099 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7099 |
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