NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openssl package, versions <1.1.1d-0+deb10u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.1% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-OPENSSL-567125
  • published21 Apr 2020
  • disclosed21 Apr 2020

Introduced: 21 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-1967  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 openssl to version 1.1.1d-0+deb10u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssl package and not the openssl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Server or client applications that call the SSL_check_chain() function during or after a TLS 1.3 handshake may crash due to a NULL pointer dereference as a result of incorrect handling of the "signature_algorithms_cert" TLS extension. The crash occurs if an invalid or unrecognised signature algorithm is received from the peer. This could be exploited by a malicious peer in a Denial of Service attack. OpenSSL version 1.1.1d, 1.1.1e, and 1.1.1f are affected by this issue. This issue did not affect OpenSSL versions prior to 1.1.1d. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1g (Affected 1.1.1d-1.1.1f).

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