Vulnerability Report

CVE-2021-23841

Title: Tenable Nessus Network Monitor Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2021-23841.

CWE Category CWE-476
Published Date Feb 16, 2021
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.9 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.96%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-23841: The OpenSSL public API function X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() attempts to create a unique hash value based on the issuer and serial number data contained within an X509 certificate. However it fails to correctly handle any errors that may occur while parsing the issuer field (which might occur if the issuer field is maliciously constructed). This may subsequently result in a NULL pointer deref and a crash leading to a potential denial of service attack. The function X509_issuer_and_serial_hash() is never directly called by OpenSSL itself so applications are only vulnerable if they use this function directly and they use it on certificates that may have been obtained from untrusted sources. OpenSSL versions 1.1.1i and below are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1j. OpenSSL versions 1.0.2x and below are affected by this issue. However OpenSSL 1.0.2 is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. Premium support customers of OpenSSL 1.0.2 should upgrade to 1.0.2y. Other users should upgrade to 1.1.1j. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1j (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1i). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2y (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2x).

Impacted Vendors

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redhat 1
N
netapp 3
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hpe 1
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mysql 1
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tenable 2
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apple 1
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oracle 11
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magzter 1
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siemens 1
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openssl 1

Reference Links

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/67 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/68 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/70 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=122a19ab48091c657f7cb1fb3af9fc07bd557bbf https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8252ee4d90f3f2004d3d0aeeed003ad49c9a7807 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44846 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-03 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0009/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0002/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212528 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212529 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212534 https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4855 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-03 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-09 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/67 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/68 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/70 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-637483.pdf https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=122a19ab48091c657f7cb1fb3af9fc07bd557bbf https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=8252ee4d90f3f2004d3d0aeeed003ad49c9a7807 https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44846 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-03 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210219-0009/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210513-0002/ https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/ https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212528 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212529 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212534 https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4855 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210216.txt https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-03 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-09
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.3
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2021-23841 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity HIGH
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.