{"schema_version":"1.7.5","id":"USN-6672-1","published":"2024-03-04T11:09:06Z","modified":"2026-04-27T17:17:21.362916601Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2650"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-23919","CVE-2023-23920","CVE-2023-2650","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23919","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23920","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-2650"],"summary":"nodejs vulnerabilities","details":"Morgan Jones discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs that\nleads to false positive errors during some cryptographic operations. If a user\nor an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input\nfile, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-23919)\n\nIt was discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs leaded to a\nuntrusted search path vulnerability. If a user or an automated system were\ntricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could\npossibly use this issue to perform a privilege escalation. (CVE-2023-23920)\n\nMatt Caswell discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs with\nspecially crafted ASN.1 object identifiers or data containing them. If a user\nor an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input\nfile, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of\nservice. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-2650)\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"nodejs","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs@10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=focal"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5"}]}],"versions":["10.15.2~dfsg-2ubuntu1","10.17.0~dfsg-2ubuntu4","10.17.0~dfsg-2ubuntu6","10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1","10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.1","10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2","10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libnode64","binary_version":"10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5"},{"binary_name":"nodejs","binary_version":"10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.5"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-23920","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6672-1.json"}},{"package":{"name":"nodejs","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nodejs@12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4?arch=source&distro=jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4"}]}],"versions":["12.22.5~dfsg-5ubuntu1","12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu1","12.22.7~dfsg-2ubuntu3","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu2","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.2","12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libnode72","binary_version":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4"},{"binary_name":"nodejs","binary_version":"12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4"}]},"database_specific":{"cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2023-2650","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2023-23920","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"},"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6672-1.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6672-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-2650"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23919"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23920"}]}