From fa84164de4e5f3d411306673bb9ca898ad4d3277 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: warnerp18 Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2018 21:24:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add SECURITY.md to readme.md This adds a SECURITY.md file and links to the security document per the request of @https://github.com/Trott at a recent SF Node meetup. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/24031 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott Reviewed-By: Vse Mozhet Byt Reviewed-By: Refael Ackermann Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca --- README.md | 39 ++------------------------------------- SECURITY.md | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) create mode 100644 SECURITY.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 671e5321450c7e..a4a93612c1036d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -159,43 +159,8 @@ source and a list of supported platforms. ## 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. - +For information on reporting security vulnerabilities in Node.js, see +[SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md). ## Current Project Team Members diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000000..5f1e3e2cc7d563 --- /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.