CVE-2022-27536

Description

Certificate.Verify in crypto/x509 in Go 1.18.x before 1.18.1 can be caused to panic on macOS when presented with certain malformed certificates. This allows a remote TLS server to cause a TLS client to panic.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce mailing list vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/oecdBNLOml8 mailing list release notes vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0001/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-27536?
CVE-2022-27536 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-27536?
To fix CVE-2022-27536, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-27536 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-27536 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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