Buffer Overflow Affecting openssl package, versions <3.0.5-2ubuntu2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    11.75% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2210-OPENSSL-3092607
  • published 1 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 1 Nov 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:22.10 openssl to version 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking, by allowing an attacker to craft a malicious email address to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the . character (decimal 46) on the stack. Note 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. 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.

Changelog

November 1, 2022 - Advisory published.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

7.6 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    High
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NVD

7.5 high
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SUSE

8.1 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high