Security readout for executives and security teams
OpenSSL could read past the end of certain internally built ASN.1 strings. In affected applications, this could crash a service or expose sensitive memory, including private keys or plaintext. The issue is serious, but the source describes a high-complexity trigger requiring an application to construct ASN.1 strings in a specific unsafe way. Exposure is most likely where affected OpenSSL versions are embedded in servers, appliances, or applications that process certificates or ASN.1 structures. Practical exposure depends on application behavior: the source requires directly constructed, non-NUL-terminated ASN1_STRING data reaching affected OpenSSL functions. Treat this as a high-priority dependency remediation, especially for internet-facing services and products embedding OpenSSL. It is not documented as actively exploited in the supplied sources, but the potential impact includes outage and sensitive memory disclosure. Mitigation focus: Upgrade OpenSSL 1.1.1 deployments to 1.1.1l or later.; Upgrade OpenSSL 1.0.2 deployments to 1.0.2za or vendor-supported fixed builds.; Apply operating system and appliance vendor updates that include the OpenSSL fix..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H2.25.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.4HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210824.txtCVE reference
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94d23fcff9b2a7a8368dfe52214d5c2569882c11CVE reference
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=ccb0a11145ee72b042d10593a64eaf9e8a55ec12CVE reference
- DSA-4963CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20210825 OpenSSL security announcement - do we need a Tomcat Native release?CVE reference · mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20210826 Re: OpenSSL security announcement - do we need a Tomcat Native release?CVE reference · mailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0010/CVE reference
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210926 [SECURITY] [DLA 2766-1] openssl security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210930 [SECURITY] [DLA 2774-1] openssl1.0 security updateCVE reference · mailing-list
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlCVE reference
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-16CVE reference
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10366CVE reference
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlCVE reference
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-02CVE reference
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlCVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfCVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-244969.pdfCVE reference
- GLSA-202209-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202210-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/CVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-244969.htmlCVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-389290.htmlCVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-028723.htmlCVE reference
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