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HistoryMay 03, 2022 - 12:00 p.m.

`OCSP_basic_verify` may incorrectly verify the response signing certificate

2022-05-0312:00:00
Google
osv.dev
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ocsp_basic_verify
response signing certificate
ocsp_nochecks
fatal error
software

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

51.6%

The function OCSP_basic_verify verifies the signer certificate on an OCSP
response. In the case where the (non-default) flag OCSP_NOCHECKS is used then
the response will be positive (meaning a successful verification) even in the
case where the response signing certificate fails to verify.

It is anticipated that most users of OCSP_basic_verify will not use the
OCSP_NOCHECKS flag. In this case the OCSP_basic_verify function will return
a negative value (indicating a fatal error) in the case of a certificate
verification failure. The normal expected return value in this case would be 0.