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CVE-2017-16007

N/A
Published: June 4, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:08 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNode Jose

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%

Description

node-jose is a JavaScript implementation of the JSON Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) for current web browsers and node.js-based servers. node-jose earlier than version 0.9.3 is vulnerable to an invalid curve attack. This allows an attacker to recover the private secret key when JWE with Key Agreement with Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral Static (ECDH-ES) is used.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Node Jose· Cisconpm
95%
v < 0.9.3
Affected range stops below 0.9.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.intothesymmetry.com/2017/03/critical-vulnerability-in-json-web.html
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://gist.github.com/asanso/fa25685348051ef6a28d49aa0f27a4ae
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/cisco/node-jose
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/324

CVSS

4.3MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200NVD-CWE-noinfo

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