CVE-2022-4203

MEDIUM

Openssl < 3.0.8 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A read 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 the malicious certificate or for the application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. The read buffer overrun might result in a crash which could lead to a denial of service attack. In theory it could also result in the disclosure of private memory contents (such as private keys, or sensitive plaintext) although we are not aware of any working exploit leading to memory contents disclosure as of the time of release of this advisory. 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.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.9
EPSS 0.0059
EPSS Percentile 69.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (2)
crates.io/openssl-src 300.0.0 - 300.0.12crates.io
openssl/openssl 3.0.0 - 3.0.8
Published Feb 24, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026