QID 520001

Date Published: 2022-10-31

QID 520001: Open Secure Sockets Layer (OpenSSL) Multiple Vulnerabilities (CVE-2022-3602, CVE-2022-3786)

OpenSSL is a software library for applications that secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end.

OpenSSL has released a pre notification for the release of OpenSSL version 3.0.7. As per OpenSSL, version 3.0.7 addresses two High vulnerabilities CVE-2022-3786 and CVE-2022-3602.

Affected Versions:
OpenSSL version 3.0.0 to 3.0.6

Note: This QID will be updated once more information is available.

QID Detection Logic: (Unauthenticated)
This QID checks for vulnerable version of OpenSSL by extracting OpenSSL version from HTTP response header.

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute stack buffer overflow attack which may lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE).

  • 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 these vulnerabilities.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 520001

    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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