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CVE-2022-3786: X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow

November 1, 2022 (updated November 9, 2023)

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. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.7 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.0.3,3.0.4,3.0.5,3.0.6).

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3786
  • www.openssl.org/blog/blog/2022/11/01/email-address-overflows/
  • www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.7

Fixed versions

  • 3.0.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.0.7 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Source file

conan/openssl/CVE-2022-3786.yml

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