CVE-2024-6119Possible denial of service in X.509 name checks
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Issue summary: Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address resulting in abnormal termination of the application process. Impact summary: Abnormal termination of an application can a cause a denial of service. Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address when comparing the expected name with an `otherName` subject alternative name of an X.509 certificate. This may result in an exception that terminates the application program. Note that basic certificate chain validation (signatures, dates, ...) is not affected, the denial of service can occur only when the application also specifies an expected DNS name, Email address or IP address. TLS servers rarely solicit client certificates, and even when they do, they generally don't perform a name check against a reference identifier (expected identity), but rather extract the presented identity after checking the certificate chain. So TLS servers are generally not affected and the severity of the issue is Moderate. The FIPS modules in 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-843
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- openssl
- NVD analysis
- Not yet received
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
OpenSSL OpenSSL openssl:openssl (from the name) | from 3.3.0 before 3.3.2; from 3.2.0 before 3.2.3; from 3.1.0 before 3.1.7; from 3.0.0 before 3.0.15 | CNA record |
openssl openssl openssl:openssl | from 3.3.0 before 3.3.2; from 3.2.0 before 3.2.3; from 3.1.0 before 3.1.7; from 3.0.0 before 3.0.15 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P siemens:ruggedcom_rst2428p (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XC-300/XR-300/XC-400/XR-500WG/XR-500 family siemens:scalance_xc_300_xr_300_xc_400_xr_500wg_xr_500_family (from the name) | all versions not affected | CISA ADP |
Siemens SCALANCE XCM-/XRM-/XCH-/XRH-300 family siemens:scalance_xcm_xrm_xch_xrh_300_family (from the name) | before V3.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
References
- https://openssl-library.org/news/secadv/20240903.txtvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/7dfcee2cd2a63b2c64b9b4b0850be64cb695b0a0patch
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/05f360d9e849a1b277db628f1f13083a7f8dd04fpatch
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/621f3729831b05ee828a3203eddb621d014ff2b2patch
- https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/06d1dc3fa96a2ba5a3e22735a033012aadc9f0d6patch
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