The generateKeys() API function returned from crypto.createDiffieHellman() only generates missing (or outdated) keys, that is, it only generates a private key if none has been set yet, but the function is also needed to compute the corresponding public key after calling setPrivateKey(). However, the documentation says this API call: "Generates private and public Diffie-Hellman key values". The documented behavior is very different from the actual behavior, and this difference could easily lead to security issues in applications that use these APIs as the DiffieHellman may be used as the basis for application-level security, implications are consequently broad.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases Vendor Advisory
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases 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 2026-10-08 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00029.html
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/03/msg00029.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00029.html
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2023-security-releases Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241101-0011/