Erlang/OTP 26.2 < 27.3.4.15 / 28.0 < 28.5.0.4 / 29.0 < 29.0.4 Policy Tree DoS (CVE-2026-59251)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(331346);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/31");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-59251");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2026-A-0785");

  script_name(english:"Erlang/OTP 26.2 < 27.3.4.15 / 28.0 < 28.5.0.4 / 29.0 < 29.0.4 Policy Tree DoS (CVE-2026-59251)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Erlang/OTP installed on the remote host is 26.2 prior to 27.3.4.15, 28.0 prior to
28.5.0.4, or 29.0 prior to 29.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

  - Allocation of resources without limits in Erlang/OTP public_key certificate path validation
    allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause denial of service by sending a crafted X.509
    certificate chain during the TLS handshake. During RFC 5280 policy processing, the certificate
    policy tree grows without an upper bound. A modest chain with many policies per certificate is
    enough to pin BEAM schedulers and exhaust the node's memory, taking down the entire VM.
    (CVE-2026-59251)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's
self-reported version number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-622p-qfh6-c352");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Erlang/OTP version 27.3.4.15, 28.5.0.4, or 29.0.4 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-59251");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/07/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/31");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:erlang:erlang%2fotp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ericcson_erlang_otp_win_installed.nbin", "ericsson_erlang_otp_nix_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Erlang-OTP");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  'metadata': {'spec_version': '1.0'},
  'checks': [
    {
      'product': {'name': 'Erlang-OTP', 'type': 'app'},
      'check_algorithm': 'default',
      'constraints': [
        {'min_version': '26.2', 'fixed_version': '27.3.4.15'},
        {'min_version': '28.0', 'fixed_version': '28.5.0.4'},
        {'min_version': '29.0', 'fixed_version': '29.0.4'}
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:result);