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CVE-2021-44531 Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN…

Description

Accepting arbitrary Subject Alternative Name (SAN) types, unless a PKI is specifically defined to use a particular SAN type, can result in bypassing name-constrained intermediates. Node.js < 12.22.9, < 14.18.3, < 16.13.2, and < 17.3.1 was accepting URI SAN types, which PKIs are often not defined to use. Additionally, when a protocol allows URI SANs, Node.js did not match the URI correctly.Versions of Node.js with the fix for this disable the URI SAN type when checking a certificate against a hostname. This behavior can be reverted through the --security-revert command-line option.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Node 17.0 17.0 → < 17.3.1 17.3.1
Node 16.0 16.0 → < 16.13.2 16.13.2
Node 15.0 15.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 14.0 14.0 → < 14.18.3 14.18.3
Node 13.0 13.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 12.0 12.0 → < 12.22.9 12.22.9
Node 11.0 11.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 10.0 10.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 9.0 9.0 → latest No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
Node 8.0 8.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 7.0 7.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 6.0 6.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 5.0 5.0 → latest No fix stated
Node 4.0 4.0 → latest No fix stated

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