Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 did not handle multi-value Relative Distinguished Names correctly. Attackers could craft certificate subjects containing a single-value Relative Distinguished Name that would be interpreted as a multi-value Relative Distinguished Name, for example, in order to inject a Common Name that would allow bypassing the certificate subject verification.Affected versions of Node.js that do not accept multi-value Relative Distinguished Names and are thus not vulnerable to such attacks themselves. However, third-party code that uses node's ambiguous presentation of certificate subjects may be vulnerable.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-5170-1 | nodejs security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-31364 | Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 did not handle multi-value Relative Distinguished Names correctly. Attackers could craft certificate subjects containing a single-value Relative Distinguished Name that would be interpreted as a multi-value Relative Distinguished Name, for example, in order to inject a Common Name that would allow bypassing the certificate subject verification.Affected versions of Node.js that do not accept multi-value Relative Distinguished Names and are thus not vulnerable to such attacks themselves. However, third-party code that uses node's ambiguous presentation of certificate subjects may be vulnerable. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-08T21:24:19.986Z
Reserved: 2021-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-44533
Updated: 2024-08-04T04:25:16.822Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-02-24T19:15:09.407
Modified: 2026-10-08T22:17:13.950
Link: CVE-2021-44533
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD