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Critical USN-6457-1 4 CVEs

nodejs vulnerabilities

Published Oct 30, 2023 · Updated May 25, 2026

Summary

Tavis Ormandy discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2022-0778)

Elison Niven discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-1292)

Chancen and Daniel Fiala discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain
inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2068)

Alex Chernyakhovsky discovered that Node.js incorrectly handled certain
inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2097)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS nodejs 12.22.9~dfsg-1ubuntu3.1

Vulnerabilities 4

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2022-1292 Public exploit EPSS 83%

    The c_rehash script allows command injection

    The c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitra…

  • Critical 9.8
    CVE-2022-2068 EPSS 96%

    The c_rehash script allows command injection

    In addition to the c_rehash shell command injection identified in CVE-2022-1292, further circumstances where the c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection were found by code review. When the CVE-2022-1292 was…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-0778 Public exploit EPSS 73%

    Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates

    The BN_mod_sqrt() function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop forever for non-prime moduli. Internally this function is used when parsing certificates that contain elliptic curve public keys in compressed form or e…

  • High 7.5
    CVE-2022-2097 Public exploit

    AES OCB fails to encrypt some bytes

    AES OCB mode for 32-bit x86 platforms using the AES-NI assembly optimised implementation will not encrypt the entirety of the data under some circumstances. This could reveal sixteen bytes of data that was preexisting in the memory that wasn't written. In the…

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-0778
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1292
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2068
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2097