Node.js X509Certificate API DoS via Invalid Public Key
CVE-2023-30588 Published on November 28, 2023

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.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Exploitation:

NONE

Automatable:

NO

Technical Impact:

PARTIAL

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Affected Versions

• Version 4.0 and below 4.* is affected.
• Version 5.0 and below 5.* is affected.
• Version 6.0 and below 6.* is affected.
• Version 7.0 and below 7.* is affected.
• Version 8.0 and below 8.* is affected.
• Version 9.0 and below 9.* is affected.
• Version 10.0 and below 10.* is affected.
• Version 11.0 and below 11.* is affected.
• Version 12.0 and below 12.* is affected.
• Version 13.0 and below 13.* is affected.
• Version 14.0 and below 14.* is affected.
• Version 15.0 and below 15.* is affected.
• Version 16.0 and below 16.20.1 is affected.
• Version 17.0 and below 17.* is affected.
• Version 18.0 and below 18.16.1 is affected.
• Version 19.0 and below 19.* is affected.
• Version 20.0 and below 20.3.1 is affected.

Exploit Probability