Medium severity · published Feb 24, 2023
CVE-2022-4203
A read buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking
4.9
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A read 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 the malicious certificate or for the application to
continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path
to a trusted issuer.
The read buffer overrun might result in a crash which could lead to
a denial of service attack. In theory it could also result in the disclosure
of private memory contents (such as private keys, or sensitive plaintext)
although we are not aware of any working exploit leading to memory
contents disclosure as of the time of release of this advisory.
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openssl · Openssl
3.0.0 before 3.0.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4203
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4203
Mailing List
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=c927a3492698c254637da836762f9b1f86cffabc
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08
Vendor Advisory
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt
psirt.global.sonicwall.com
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003
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