CVE-2022-4203
X.509 Name Constraints Read Buffer Overflow
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
A read buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification,
specifically in name constraint checking. Note that 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.
The read buffer overrun might result in a crash which could lead to
a denial of service attack. In theory it could also result in the disclosure
of private memory contents (such as private keys, or sensitive plaintext)
although we are not aware of any working exploit leading to memory
contents disclosure as of the time of release of this advisory.
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.
A flaw was found in Open SSL. A read buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that 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.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2022-11-29 CVE Reserved
- 2023-02-07 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-15 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (5)
URL | Tag | Source |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=c927a3492698c254637da836762f9b1f86cffabc | 2024-02-04 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt | 2024-02-04 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4203 | 2023-03-14 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2164488 | 2023-03-14 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Openssl Search vendor "Openssl" | Openssl Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" | >= 3.0.0 < 3.0.8 Search vendor "Openssl" for product "Openssl" and version " >= 3.0.0 < 3.0.8" | - |
Affected
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