CVE-2024-24783

Verify panics on certificates with an unknown public key algorithm in crypto/x509

Description

Verifying a certificate chain which contains a certificate with an unknown public key algorithm will cause Certificate.Verify to panic. This affects all crypto/tls clients, and servers that set Config.ClientAuth to VerifyClientCertIfGiven or RequireAndVerifyClientCert. The default behavior is for TLS servers to not verify client certificates.

References

Link	Tags
https://go.dev/issue/65390
https://go.dev/cl/569339
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2598
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0005/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-24783?: CVE-2024-24783 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-24783?: To fix CVE-2024-24783, 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-2024-24783 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-24783 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-24783?: CVE-2024-24783 affects Go standard library crypto/x509.

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Description

Category

CWE-476 – NULL Pointer Dereference

References

Frequently Asked Questions