CVE-2022-3786

High

Description

A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed a malicious certificate or for an application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address in a certificate to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the `.' character (decimal 46) on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service). In a TLS client, this can be triggered by connecting to a malicious server. In a TLS server, this can be triggered if the server requests client authentication and a malicious client connects.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability100. percentile92.5%
ProductOpenssl
PublishedNov 1, 2022
First seenNov 1, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Update
  • openssl openssl3.0.7 or later
  • nodejs node.js18.11.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
openssl openssl3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.0.73.0.7
fedoraproject fedora36, 37—
nodejs node.js18.0.0 ≤ v < 18.11.0, 18.12.0, 19.0.018.11.0

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CVE-2022-3786 · Openssl · Dark Radar