CRITICALCVSS 9.1

CVE-2017-15896

CVE-2017-15896 updated by NVD

Modified: 2026-09-20
Sources: nvd

Summary

Node.js was affected by OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2017-3737 in regards to the use of SSL_read() due to TLS handshake failure. The result was that an active network attacker could send application data to Node.js using the TLS or HTTP2 modules in a way that bypassed TLS authentication and encryption.

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected versions	Fixed versions
Node.js	node.js	[object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object], [object Object]	—

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15896

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