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GHSA-8WQQ-45FP-2XMP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-14 00:31 – Updated: 2026-07-14 15:32

Details

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference.

X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds.

A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVE-2026-58101 (GCVE-0-2026-58101)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-13 22:17 – Updated: 2026-07-14 12:45

Title

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference

Summary

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference. X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds. A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.

Severity

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-14 12:45 UTC

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Assigner

CPANSec redhat root Scorecard

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509…	patch
https://metacpan.org/release/JONASBN/Crypt-OpenSS…	release-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
JONASBN	Crypt::OpenSSL::X509	Affected: 0 , < 2.1.3 (custom)

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