system/openssl: CVE-2020-1971: GENERAL_NAME_cmp NULL ptr dereference
| Bugzilla ID | 393 |
| Alias(es) | CVE-2020-1971 |
| Reporter | Max Rees (sroracle) |
| Assignee | Max Rees (sroracle) |
| Reported | 2020-12-08 15:10:57 -0600 |
| Modified | 2020-12-08 15:10:57 -0600 |
| Status | UNCONFIRMED |
| Version | 1.0-RC1 |
| Hardware | Adélie Linux / All |
| Importance | --- / normal |
| Package(s) | system/openssl |
| URL | https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20201208.txt |
Description
CVE-2020-1971: https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20201208.txt
The X.509 GeneralName type is a generic type for representing >
different types of names. One of those name types is known as
EDIPartyName. OpenSSL provides a function GENERAL_NAME_cmp which
compares different instances of a GENERAL_NAME to see if they are
equal or not. This function behaves incorrectly when both
GENERAL_NAMEs contain an EDIPARTYNAME. A NULL pointer dereference and
a crash may occur leading to a possible denial of service attack.
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OpenSSL 1.1.1 users should upgrade to 1.1.1i.