CVE-2020-1971

OpenSSL: CVE-2020-1971 EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference

CVE-2020-1971 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by libssl1.0.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5, released December 7, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
5.9
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0699
94th percentile

OpenSSL is a toolkit that implements the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols, as well as a full-strength general-purpose cryptography library. Security Fix(es): * openssl: EDIPARTYNAME NULL pointer de-reference (CVE-2020-1971) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * Reject certificates with explicit EC parameters in strict mode (BZ#1891541) * Add FIPS selftest for HKDF, SSKDF, SSHKDF, and TLS12PRF; add DH_compute_key KAT to DH selftest (BZ#1891542)

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libssl1.0.0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5 libssl1.0.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5 Dec 7, 2020
libssl1.1 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7 libssl1.1 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7 Dec 7, 2020
libssl1.1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1 libssl1.1 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1 Dec 7, 2020
openssl · RHEL 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 RHSA-2020:5476 Dec 15, 2020
openssl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7 openssl 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.7 Dec 7, 2020
openssl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1 openssl 1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.1 Dec 7, 2020
openssl · ol 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 ELSA-2020-5476 Dec 17, 2020
openssl-devel · RHEL 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 RHSA-2020:5476 Dec 15, 2020
openssl-devel · ol 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 ELSA-2020-5476 Dec 17, 2020
openssl-libs · RHEL 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 RHSA-2020:5476 Dec 15, 2020
openssl-libs · ol 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 ELSA-2020-5476 Dec 17, 2020
openssl-perl · RHEL 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 RHSA-2020:5476 Dec 15, 2020
openssl-perl · ol 8 1:1.1.1g-12.el8_3 ELSA-2020-5476 Dec 17, 2020
openssl1.0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5 openssl1.0 1.0.2n-1ubuntu5.5 Dec 7, 2020

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