nodejs: Vulnerable to CVE-2017-3737 due to embedded OpenSSL
Published Dec 11, 2017
9.1
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.38%
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.
Affected products
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- Version 4.0.0 and higherStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 6.0.0 and higherStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0 and higherStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.0 and higherStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Node.js Project | Node.js | n/a |
|
- ≥ 4.0.0 · ≤ 4.1.2
- ≥ 4.2.0 · < 4.8.7
- ≥ 6.0.0 · ≤ 6.8.1
- ≥ 6.9.0 · < 6.12.2
- ≥ 8.0.0 · ≤ 8.8.1
- ≥ 8.9.0 · < 8.9.3
- ≥ 9.0.0 · < 9.2.1
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
nodejs
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02385) | 83.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02385) | 81.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 43.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 41.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15896 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525106 Issue Tracking
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15896
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15896
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15896 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1525106 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15896 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15896 |
Change history (0)
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