CVE-2020-8172
Publication date 8 June 2020
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
TLS session reuse can lead to host certificate verification bypass in node version < 12.18.0 and < 14.4.0.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2020-security-releases/#tls-session-reuse-can-lead-to-host-certificate-verification-bypass-high-cve-2020-8172
- https://hackerone.com/reports/811502
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/2e1b41a708a71ee127a5db9c750760f74db494e4
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8172