Vulnerability Report

CVE-2022-3602

RCE

Title: Nodejs Node.Js RCE

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2022-3602

CWE Category CWE-787
Published Date Nov 01, 2022
Modified Date Apr 14, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 7.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
83.51%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2022-3602: A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed the malicious certificate or for the application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address to overflow four attacker-controlled bytes on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service) or potentially remote code execution. Many platforms implement stack overflow protections which would mitigate against the risk of remote code execution. The risk may be further mitigated based on stack layout for any given platform/compiler. Pre-announcements of CVE-2022-3602 described this issue as CRITICAL. Further analysis based on some of the mitigating factors described above have led this to be downgraded to HIGH. Users are still encouraged to upgrade to a new version as soon as possible. In a TLS client, this can be triggered by connecting to a malicious server. In a TLS server, this can be triggered if the server requests client authentication and a malicious client connects. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.7 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.0.3,3.0.4,3.0.5,3.0.6).

Impacted Vendors

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openssl 1
R
redhat 1
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hpe 1
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nodejs 1
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joyent 1
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netapp 1

Reference Links

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169687/OpenSSL-Security-Advisory-20221101.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/16 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/17 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/18 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/19 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/20 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/21 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/24 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/11 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/12 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/14 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/9 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/11 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/9 https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fe3b639dc19b325846f4f6801f2f4604f56e3de3 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63YRPWPUSX3MBHNPIEJZDKQT6YA7UF6S/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DWP23EZYOBDJQP7HP4YU7W2ABU2YDITS/ https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0023 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-01 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221102-0001/ https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-openssl-W9sdCc2a https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794340 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169687/OpenSSL-Security-Advisory-20221101.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/16 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/17 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/18 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/19 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/20 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/21 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/01/24 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/11 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/12 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/13 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/14 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/15 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/02/9 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/10 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/11 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/03/9 https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fe3b639dc19b325846f4f6801f2f4604f56e3de3 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/63YRPWPUSX3MBHNPIEJZDKQT6YA7UF6S/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DWP23EZYOBDJQP7HP4YU7W2ABU2YDITS/ https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0023 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-01 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221102-0001/ https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-openssl-W9sdCc2a https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00789.html https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794340 https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221101.txt
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity HIGH
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2022-3602 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/NCSC-NL/OpenSSL-2022
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/colmmacc/CVE-2022-3602
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/rbowes-r7/cve-2022-3602-and-cve-2022-3786-openssl-poc
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.