A cryptographic vulnerability exists in Node.js <19.2.0, <18.14.1, <16.19.1, <14.21.3 that in some cases did does not clear the OpenSSL error stack after operations that may set it. This may lead to false positive errors during subsequent cryptographic operations that happen to be on the same thread. This in turn could be used to cause a denial of service.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · nodejsNVD modified 2026-10-24 13:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 2
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
References 6
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1808596 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2023-security-releases/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230316-0008/