CVE-2021-23841 - log back

CVE-2021-23841 edited at 16 Feb 2021 19:57:06
Severity
- Unknown
+ Medium
Remote
- Unknown
+ Remote
Type
- Unknown
+ Denial of service
Description
+ The OpenSSL public API function X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() attempts to create a unique hash value based on the issuer and serial number data contained within an X509 certificate. However it fails to correctly handle any errors that may occur while parsing the issuer field (which might occur if the issuer field is maliciously constructed). This may subsequently result in a NULL pointer deref and a crash leading to a potential denial of service attack.
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+ The function X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() is never directly called by OpenSSL itself so applications are only vulnerable if they use this function directly and they use it on certificates that may have been obtained from untrusted sources.
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+ OpenSSL versions 1.1.1i and below are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1j.
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+ OpenSSL versions 1.0.2x and below are affected by this issue. However OpenSSL 1.0.2 is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. Premium support customers of OpenSSL 1.0.2 should upgrade to 1.0.2y. Other users should upgrade to 1.1.1j.
References
+ https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt
+ https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=8130d654d1de922ea224fa18ee3bc7262edc39c0
Notes
CVE-2021-23841 created at 16 Feb 2021 19:43:24