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CVE-2016-7099

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7099 describes a vulnerability in the tls.checkServerIdentity function of Node.js versions 0.10.x, 0.12.x, 4.x, and 6.x, affecting Node.js and SUSE Linux Enterprise. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers due to improper handling of wildcards in X.509 certificate name fields. With a CVSS score of 5.9 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to high integrity impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.9MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.84%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0284 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el6
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-http-parser-0:2.7.0-2.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 EUSFixed in: rh-nodejs4-nodejs-0:4.6.2-4.el7
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redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: nodejs010-nodejs
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Software CollectionsFixed in: nodejs010-nodejs

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7099Important

nodejs: wildcard certificates not properly validated

Sep 28, 2016

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-10/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017-0002.html
github.com / nodejs/node/commit/743f0c916469f3129dfae406fa104dc46782e20b
Issue TrackingPatch
nodejs.org / en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/93191
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry