CVE-2022-3786

OpenSSL: CVE-2022-3786 X.509 certificate verification buffer overrun

CVE-2022-3786 is fixed in 21 products on 2 platforms, first by libssl3 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7, released October 31, 2022. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

UrgentFixed on 2 platforms
CVSS
7.5
High
Exploitation
More likely
Vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.9249
99th percentile

A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed a malicious certificate or for an application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address in a certificate to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the `.' character (decimal 46) on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service). In a TLS client, this can be triggered by connecting to a malicious server. In a TLS server, this can be triggered if the server requests client authentication and a malicious client connects.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Windows apps
Node.js 18 18.12.1 Node.js 18 18.12.1 Nov 4, 2022
Node.js 19 19.0.1 Node.js 19 19.0.1 Nov 4, 2022
Linux
libssl3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 libssl3 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 Oct 31, 2022
libssl3t64 · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 libssl3t64 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 Nov 1, 2022
libssl3t64 · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 libssl3t64 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 Nov 1, 2022
nodejs · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-debugsource · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-devel · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-docs · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-full-i18n · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-libs · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
nodejs-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:18.12.1-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
npm · amzn 2023 1:8.19.2-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023
openssl · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.0.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3786 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.0.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3786 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · Debian 14 3.0.7-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3786 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · RHEL 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 RHSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 openssl 3.0.2-0ubuntu1.7 Oct 31, 2022
openssl · Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 openssl 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 openssl 3.0.5-2ubuntu2 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · almalinux 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 ALSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl · ol 9 1:3.0.1-43.0.1.el9_0 ELSA-2022-7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl · rocky 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 RLSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-debugsource · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-devel · RHEL 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 RHSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-devel · almalinux 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 ALSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-devel · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-devel · ol 9 1:3.0.1-43.0.1.el9_0 ELSA-2022-7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-libs · RHEL 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 RHSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-libs · almalinux 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 ALSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-libs · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-libs · ol 9 1:3.0.1-43.0.1.el9_0 ELSA-2022-7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-perl · RHEL 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 RHSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-perl · almalinux 9 1:3.0.1-43.el9_0 ALSA-2022:7288 Nov 1, 2022
openssl-perl · amzn 2023 1:3.0.5-1.amzn2023.0.4 ALAS2023-2023-051 Feb 17, 2023
openssl-perl · ol 9 1:3.0.1-43.0.1.el9_0 ELSA-2022-7288 Nov 1, 2022
v8-devel · amzn 2023 2:10.2.154.15-1.18.12.1.1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2023-084 Feb 17, 2023

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