QID 377733

Date Published: 2022-11-01

QID 377733: Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Less Than 3.0.7 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Scan Utility)

OpenSSL has released a high severity security advisory addressing two buffer overrun vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786) that can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service) or potentially remote code execution.

Affected Versions:
OpenSSL 3.0.x versions prior to version 3.0.7

QID Detection Logic: (Authenticated) - Windows
This QID reads the file generated by Qualys utility Qualys OpenSSL Scan Utility for Windows to find vulnerable instances of OpenSSL.

Vulnerable version of OpenSSL may allow an attacker to perform a buffer overflow attack that could result in a crash (causing a denial of service) or potentially remote code execution.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
    • Solution
    Vendor has released a patch to address these vulnerabilities. Customers are advised to refer to OpenSSL Security Advisory for more information pertaining to this

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 377733

    CVE-2022-3602 | CVE-2022-3786 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    OpenSSL 3.0.7 URL Logo www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt
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