# CVE-2020-14967: An issue was discovered in the jsrsasign package before 8.0.18 for Node.js.

- Also known as: GHSA-XXXQ-CHMP-67G4
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 8.0.18
- Published: 2020-06-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- jsrsasign (npm): fixed in 8.0.18

## Description

An issue was discovered in the jsrsasign package before 8.0.18 for Node.js. Its RSA PKCS1 v1.5 decryption implementation does not detect ciphertext modification by prepending '\0' bytes to ciphertexts (it decrypts modified ciphertexts without error). An attacker might prepend these bytes with the goal of triggering memory corruption issues.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, jsrsasign, upgrade to a fixed version (8.0.18) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://kjur.github.io/jsrsasign/
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsrsasign
- https://github.com/kjur/jsrsasign/releases/tag/8.0.18
- https://github.com/kjur/jsrsasign/releases/tag/8.0.17
- https://github.com/kjur/jsrsasign/issues/439
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200724-0001/

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