CVE-2018-8970
The int_x509_param_set_hosts function in lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c in LibreSSL 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 does not support a certain special case of a zero name length, which causes silent omission of hostname verification, and consequently allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate. NOTE: the LibreSSL documentation indicates that this special case is supported, but the BoringSSL documentation does not.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.4 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2018-03-24
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-295
Affected products
References
- https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl/+/e759a9cd84198613199259dbed401f4951747cff
- https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-2.7.1-relnotes.txt
- https://github.com/libressl-portable/openbsd/commit/0654414afcce51a16d35d05060190a3ec4618d42
