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diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5f1e3e2cc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/SECURITY.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +# Security + +If you find a security vulnerability in Node.js, please report it to +security@nodejs.org. Please withhold public disclosure until after the security +team has addressed the vulnerability. + +The security team will acknowledge your email within 24 hours. You will receive +a more detailed response within 48 hours. + +There are no hard and fast rules to determine if a bug is worth reporting as a +security issue. Here are some examples of past issues and what the Security +Response Team thinks of them. When in doubt, please do send us a report +nonetheless. + +## Public disclosure preferred + +- [#14519](https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/14519): _Internal domain + function can be used to cause segfaults_. Requires the ability to execute + arbitrary JavaScript code. That is already the highest level of privilege + possible. + +## Private disclosure preferred + +- [CVE-2016-7099](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2016-security-releases/): + _Fix invalid wildcard certificate validation check_. This was a high-severity + defect. It caused Node.js TLS clients to accept invalid wildcard certificates. + +- [#5507](https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5507): _Fix a defect that makes + the CacheBleed Attack possible_. Many, though not all, OpenSSL vulnerabilities + in the TLS/SSL protocols also affect Node.js. + +- [CVE-2016-2216](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/february-2016-security-releases/): + _Fix defects in HTTP header parsing for requests and responses that can allow + response splitting_. This was a remotely-exploitable defect in the Node.js + HTTP implementation. + +When in doubt, please do send us a report. |