What is CVE-2017-16064?

CVE-2017-16064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Node-Openssl Node Module, classified under CWE-506. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-16064?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-16064 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Hackerone Node-Openssl Node Module

CVE-2017-16064

node-openssl was a malicious module published with the intent to hijack environment variables. It has been unpublished by npm.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hackerone Node-openssl Node Module — versions All versions
Node-openssl_project Node-openssl

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16064?: CVE-2017-16064 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Node-Openssl Node Module, classified under CWE-506. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-16064?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-16064 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.