HomeOpensslCVE-2024-6119

CVE-2024-6119

HIGH
7.5CVSS
Published: 2024-09-03
Updated: 2025-06-03
AI Analysis

Description

Issue summary: Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address resulting in abnormal termination of the application process. Impact summary: Abnormal termination of an application can a cause a denial of service. Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address when comparing the expected name with an `otherName` subject alternative name of an X.509 certificate. This may result in an exception that terminates the application program. Note that basic certificate chain validation (signatures, dates, ...) is not affected, the denial of service can occur only when the application also specifies an expected DNS name, Email address or IP address. TLS servers rarely solicit client certificates, and even when they do, they generally don't perform a name check against a reference identifier (expected identity), but rather extract the presented identity after checking the certificate chain. So TLS servers are generally not affected and the severity of the issue is Moderate. The FIPS modules in 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-843CWE-843

Metadata

Primary Vendor
OPENSSL
Published
9/3/2024
Last Modified
6/3/2025
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

openssl : opensslopenssl : opensslopenssl : opensslopenssl : opensslnetapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : management_services_for_element_software_and_netapp_hcinetapp : ontap_9netapp : ontap_select_deploy_administration_utilitynetapp : ontap_toolsnetapp : brocade_fabric_operating_systemnetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmwarenetapp : h610c_firmwarenetapp : h610s_firmwarenetapp : h615cnetapp : bootstrap_osnetapp : a250_firmwarenetapp : 500f_firmwarenetapp : c250_firmware

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