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HistoryFeb 08, 2023 - 10:21 p.m.

openssl-src contains `NULL` dereference during PKCS7 data verification

2023-02-0822:21:22
CWE-476
GitHub Advisory Database
github.com
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openssl
pkcs7
null dereference
data verification
hash algorithm
openssl library
implementation
digest api
crash
fips
legacy provider
smime library
time stamp
tls
third party applications

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

77.4%

A NULL pointer can be dereferenced when signatures are being verified on PKCS7 signed or signedAndEnveloped data. In case the hash algorithm used for the signature is known to the OpenSSL library but the implementation of the hash algorithm is not available the digest initialization will fail. There is a missing check for the return value from the initialization function which later leads to invalid usage of the digest API most likely leading to a crash. The unavailability of an algorithm can be caused by using FIPS enabled configuration of providers or more commonly by not loading the legacy provider.

PKCS7 data is processed by the SMIME library calls and also by the time stamp (TS) library calls. The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call these functions however third party applications would be affected if they call these functions to verify signatures on untrusted data.

Affected configurations

Vulners
Node
openssl-srcRange300.0.0300.0.12
VendorProductVersionCPE
*openssl-src*cpe:2.3:a:*:openssl-src:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

77.4%