CVE-2023-0401

🗓️ 08 Feb 2023 19:00:53Reported by opensslType

A NULL pointer can be dereferenced when signatures are being verified on PKCS7 signed or signedAndEnveloped data. In case the hash algorithm used for the signature is known to the OpenSSL library but the implementation of the hash algorithm is not available the digest initialization will fail. There is a missing check for the return value from the initialization function which later leads to invalid usage of the digest API most likely leading to a crash. The unavailability of an algorithm can be caused by using FIPS enabled configuration of providers or more commonly by not loading the legacy provider. PKCS7 data is processed by the SMIME library calls and also by the time stamp (TS) library calls. The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call these functions however third party applications would be affected if they call these functions to verify signatures on untrusted data

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 151
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM SDK for Node.js and packaged modules affect IBM Business Automation Workflow Configuration Editor	1 Mar 202309:00	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: IBM Spectrum Conductor openssl 1.1.1 End of Life	5 Oct 202320:31	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect AIX	21 Mar 202320:07	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: IBM MQ Advanced Message Security on IBM i platform is affected by multiple issues in OpenSSL (CVE-2022-4203, CVE-2022-4304, CVE-2022-4450, CVE-2023-0216, CVE-2023-0217, CVE-2023-0401)	22 Jun 202317:20	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise Certified Container Dashboard operands are vulnerable to denial of service and loss of confidentiality due to multiple vulnerabilities	25 Jul 202313:36	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Rational ClearQuest	4 Oct 202311:26	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in Node.js, libcurl, Golang Go, Jetty, Guava, Netty, OpenSSL, Linux kernel may affect IBM Spectrum Protect Plus	23 Mar 202320:19	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: OpenSSL publicly disclosed vulnerability affects IBM® MobileFirst Platform	19 Apr 202304:22	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSL affect IBM Observability with Instana (Agent container image)	17 Oct 202314:45	–	ibm
IBM Security Bulletins	Security Bulletin: IBM Rational Build Forge 8.0.0.24 addresses multiple vulnerabilities by updating OpenSSL	31 Oct 202314:57	–	ibm

NVD

Vulners

Node

openssl opensslRange3.0.0–3.0.7

Node

stormshield stormshield_management_centerRange<3.3.3

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  {
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "product": "OpenSSL",
    "vendor": "OpenSSL",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "3.0.8",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "3.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
security	www.security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08
openssl	www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt
git	www.git.openssl.org/gitweb/
psirt	www.psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003

04 Nov 2025 20:16Current

7.7High risk

Vulners AI Score7.7

CVSS 3.17.5

EPSS0.0069

SSVC

CWE-476