CVE-2022-3786
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Publication date:
01/11/2022
Last modified:
04/11/2025
Description
A 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 a malicious certificate or for an application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address in a certificate to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the `.&#39; character (decimal 46) on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service). 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.<br />
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Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 (including) | 3.0.7 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 18.0.0 (including) | 18.11.0 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:18.12.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:19.0.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba%3Dcommitdiff%3Bh%3Dc42165b5706e42f67ef8ef4c351a9a4c5d21639a
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba%3Dcommitdiff%3Bh%3Dc42165b5706e42f67ef8ef4c351a9a4c5d21639a
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00789.html
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794340
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt



