CVE-2017-3737

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3737
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-07 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionOpenSSL 1.0.2 (starting from version 1.0.2b) introduced an "error state" mechanism. The intent was that if a fatal error occurred during a handshake then OpenSSL would move into the error state and would immediately fail if you attempted to continue the handshake. This works as designed for the explicit handshake functions (SSL_do_handshake(), SSL_accept() and SSL_connect()), however due to a bug it does not work correctly if SSL_read() or SSL_write() is called directly. In that scenario, if the handshake fails then a fatal error will be returned in the initial function call. If SSL_read()/SSL_write() is subsequently called by the application for the same SSL object then it will succeed and the data is passed without being decrypted/encrypted directly from the SSL/TLS record layer. In order to exploit this issue an application bug would have to be present that resulted in a call to SSL_read()/SSL_write() being issued after having already received a fatal error. OpenSSL version 1.0.2b-1.0.2m are affected. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2n. OpenSSL 1.1.0 is not affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2m All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2b All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2c All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2d All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2e All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2f All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2g All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2h All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2i All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2j All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2k All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2l All All All
Application Openssl Openssl 1.0.2m All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CVE-2017-3737: OpenSSL Security Bypass Vulnerability - DigitalMunition MISC www.digitalmunition.me Third Party Advisory
OpenSSL: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201712-03) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4065-1 openssl1.0 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - January 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
CPU July 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - April 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
FreeBSD-SA-17:12 FREEBSD security.FreeBSD.org Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-179516.pdf CONFIRM cert-portal.siemens.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
January 2018 MySQL vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
December 2017 OpenSSL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2019 MISC www.oracle.com
[R2] SecurityCenter 5.6.1 Fixes Multiple Third-party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® CONFIRM www.tenable.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
OpenSSL CVE-2017-3737 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
April 2018 MySQL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
OpenSSL Overflow in rsaz_1024_mul_avx2() Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information in Certain Cases and SSL_read()/SSL_write() Error State Bug May Bypass Decryption/Encryption in Certain Application Dependent Cases - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20171207.txt CONFIRM www.openssl.org Vendor Advisory
Don't allow read/write after fatal error · openssl/openssl@898fb88 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591115 ABB Relion 670 series and Relion 650 series Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ABBVU-PGGA-1MRG032388)
  • 591201 Siemens WinCC (TIA Portal), IPC Diagbase and Simatic Step 7 (TIA Portal) Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA-179516)
  • 591261 Siemens MindConnect, S7-1200/1500 CPU family, ET 200SP Open Controller Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (ICSA-18-226-02, SSA-179516)
  • 670784 EulerOS Security Update for shim (EulerOS-SA-2021-2542)
  • 670808 EulerOS Security Update for shim (EulerOS-SA-2021-2566)
  • 710507 Gentoo Linux Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201712-03)
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