CVE-2020-1967

Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain

Published Apr 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 53.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Server or client applications that call the SSL_check_chain() function during or after a TLS 1.3 handshake may crash due to a NULL pointer dereference as a result of incorrect handling of the "signature_algorithms_cert" TLS extension. The crash occurs if an invalid or unrecognised signature algorithm is received from the peer. This could be exploited by a malicious peer in a Denial of Service attack. OpenSSL version 1.1.1d, 1.1.1e, and 1.1.1f are affected by this issue. This issue did not affect OpenSSL versions prior to 1.1.1d. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1g (Affected 1.1.1d-1.1.1f).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4661-1 openssl security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-jq65-29v4-4x35 Null pointer deference in openssl-src
References
Link Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00011.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157527/OpenSSL-signature_algorithms_cert-Denial-Of-Service.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/22/2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=eb563247aef3e83dda7679c43f9649270462e5b1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/irsl/CVE-2020-1967 cve-icon cve-icon
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA44440 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r66ea9c436da150683432db5fbc8beb8ae01886c6459ac30c2cea7345%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r94d6ac3f010a38fccf4f432b12180a13fa1cf303559bd805648c9064%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9a41e304992ce6aec6585a87842b4f2e692604f5c892c37e3b0587ee%40%3Cdev.tomcat.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DDHOAATPWJCXRNFMJ2SASDBBNU5RJONY/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EXDDAOWSAIEFQNBHWYE6PPYFV4QXGMCD/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVEP3LAK4JSPRXFO4QF4GG2IVXADV3SO/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1967 cve-icon
https://security.FreeBSD.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-20:11.openssl.asc cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-10 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200424-0003/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0004/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1967 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4661 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20200421.txt cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_05 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_05_OpenSSL cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-03 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-04 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-11 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-10 cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.63134}

epss

{'score': 0.6669}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
openssl
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 9:03 PM
Reserved
Dec 3, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 21, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 21, 2020, 12:00 AM