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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.1.2023.5539
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5539-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'node-browserify-sign' package(s) announced via the DSA-5539-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'node-browserify-sign' package(s) announced via the DSA-5539-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was reported that incorrect bound checks in the dsaVerify function in node-browserify-sign, a Node.js library which adds crypto signing for browsers, allows an attacker to perform signature forgery attacks by constructing signatures that can be successfully verified by any public key.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.1-1+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 4.2.1-3+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your node-browserify-sign packages.

For the detailed security status of node-browserify-sign please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'node-browserify-sign' package(s) on Debian 11, Debian 12.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-46234
Debian Security Information: DSA-5539 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5539
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3HUE6ZR5SL73KHL7XUPAOEL6SB7HUDT2/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PVVPNSAGSDS63HQ74PJ7MZ3MU5IYNVZ/
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/commit/85994cd6348b50f2fd1b73c54e20881416f44a30
https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/security/advisories/GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00040.html
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