OpenSSL: Null pointer deref in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() (CVE-2021-23841) - Windows
🗓️ 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType
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| Source | Link |
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| openssl | www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt |
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CPE = "cpe:/a:openssl:openssl";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.145404");
script_version("2021-08-30T10:29:27+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-08-30 10:29:27 +0000 (Mon, 30 Aug 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-02-17 05:46:27 +0000 (Wed, 17 Feb 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-07-20 23:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 20 Jul 2021)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-23841");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("OpenSSL: Null pointer deref in X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() (CVE-2021-23841) - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_openssl_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("openssl/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"OpenSSL is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The OpenSSL public API function X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() attempts to
create a unique hash value based on the issuer and serial number data contained within an X509 certificate.
However it fails to correctly handle any errors that may occur while parsing the issuer field (which might
occur if the issuer field is maliciously constructed).");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"This vulnerability may subsequently result in a NULL pointer deref and a
crash leading to a potential denial of service attack.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"OpenSSL version 1.0.2x and prior and 1.1.1i and prior.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.0.2y, 1.1.1j or later. See the references for
more details.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "1.0.2y")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.0.2y / 1.1.1j", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "1.1.0", test_version2: "1.1.1i")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "1.1.1j", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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30 Aug 2021 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 3.15.9
EPSS0.07471
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