| Name | CVE-2015-8857 |
| Description | The uglify-js package before 2.4.24 for Node.js does not properly account for non-boolean values when rewriting boolean expressions, which might allow attackers to bypass security mechanisms or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging improperly rewritten Javascript. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| uglifyjs (PTS) | jessie | 2.4.15-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.7.5-2+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 2.8.29-6 | fixed |
| sid, bullseye, trixie | 2.8.29-8 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| uglifyjs | source | (unstable) | 2.7.4-1 | unimportant | | |
Notes
fixed in 2.4.24
https://zyan.scripts.mit.edu/blog/backdooring-js/
https://github.com/mishoo/UglifyJS2/issues/751
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/39
nodejs not covered by security support