USN-4796-1

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USN-4796-1

Summary: nodejs vulnerabilities

Details: Alexander Minozhenko and James Bunton discovered that Node.js did not properly handle wildcards in name fields of X.509 TLS certificates. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute a machine-in-the-middle- attack. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2016-7099) It was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain NAPTR responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using Node.js to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000381) Nikita Skovoroda discovered that Node.js mishandled certain input, leading to an out of bounds write. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-12115) Arkadiy Tetelman discovered that Node.js improperly handled certain malformed HTTP requests. An attacker could use this vulnerability to inject unexpected HTTP requests. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-12116) Jan Maybach discovered that Node.js did not time out if incomplete HTTP/HTTPS headers were received. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service by keeping HTTP/HTTPS connections alive for a long period of time. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-12122) Martin Bajanik discovered that the url.parse() method would return incorrect results if it received specially crafted input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to spoof the hostname and bypass hostname-specific security controls. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-12123) It was discovered that Node.js is vulnerable to a DNS rebinding attack which could be exploited to perform remote code execution. An attack is possible from malicious websites open in a web browser with network access to the system running the Node.js process. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7160) It was discovered that the Buffer.fill() and Buffer.alloc() methods improperly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7167) Marco Pracucci discovered that Node.js mishandled HTTP and HTTPS connections. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-5737)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4796-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-7099, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000381, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7160, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-7167, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12115, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12116, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12122, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12123, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5737