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HistoryMar 06, 2024 - 11:03 a.m.

BIT-node-2022-35255

2024-03-0611:03:16
Google
osv.dev
5
webcrypto
node.js
vulnerability
randomness
keygen
entropy
crypto
security
software

9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

48.3%

A weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen vulnerability exists in Node.js 18 due to a change with EntropySource() in SecretKeyGenTraits::DoKeyGen() in src/crypto/crypto_keygen.cc. There are two problems with this: 1) It does not check the return value, it assumes EntropySource() always succeeds, but it can (and sometimes will) fail. 2) The random data returned byEntropySource() may not be cryptographically strong and therefore not suitable as keying material.