CVE-2023-0217

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-0217", "assignerOrgId": "3a12439a-ef3a-4c79-92e6-6081a721f1e5", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "openssl", "dateReserved": "2023-01-11T12:02:46.441Z", "datePublished": "2023-02-08T19:02:48.524Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T19:14:35.179Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "OpenSSL", "vendor": "OpenSSL", "versions": [{"lessThan": "3.0.8", "status": "affected", "version": "3.0.0", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "reporter", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Kurt Roeckx"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "remediation developer", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Shane Lontis from Oracle"}], "datePublic": "2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "supportingMedia": [{"base64": false, "type": "text/html", "value": "An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an<br>application tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the<br>EVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead<br>to an application crash. This function can be called on public<br>keys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker<br>to cause a denial of service attack.<br><br>The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function<br>but applications might call the function if there are additional<br>security requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3.<br><br>"}], "value": "An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an\napplication tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the\nEVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead\nto an application crash. This function can be called on public\nkeys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker\nto cause a denial of service attack.\n\nThe TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function\nbut applications might call the function if there are additional\nsecurity requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3."}], "metrics": [{"format": "other", "other": {"content": {"text": "Moderate"}, "type": "https://www.openssl.org/policies/secpolicy.html"}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "invalid pointer dereference", "lang": "en"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "3a12439a-ef3a-4c79-92e6-6081a721f1e5", "shortName": "openssl", "dateUpdated": "2024-02-04T09:06:43.251Z"}, "references": [{"name": "OpenSSL Advisory", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"], "url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt"}, {"name": "3.0.8 git commit", "tags": ["patch"], "url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096"}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"}], "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "title": "NULL dereference validating DSA public key", "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}}, "adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "OpenSSL Advisory", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt"}, {"name": "3.0.8 git commit", "tags": ["patch", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096"}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T19:14:35.179Z"}}, {"problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-476", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-04-23T13:26:50.208671Z", "id": "CVE-2023-0217", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-05T16:09:30.988Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt", "name": "OpenSSL Advisory", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096", "name": "3.0.8 git commit", "tags": ["patch", "x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08", "tags": ["x_transferred"]}, {"url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003"}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T19:14:35.179Z"}}, {"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.5, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE"}}, {"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2023-0217", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "yes"}, {"Technical Impact": "partial"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-04-23T13:26:50.208671Z"}}}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-476", "description": "CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-05-05T13:07:18.228Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "NULL dereference validating DSA public key", "source": {"discovery": "UNKNOWN"}, "credits": [{"lang": "en", "type": "reporter", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Kurt Roeckx"}, {"lang": "en", "type": "remediation developer", "user": "00000000-0000-4000-9000-000000000000", "value": "Shane Lontis from Oracle"}], "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "https://www.openssl.org/policies/secpolicy.html", "content": {"text": "Moderate"}}, "format": "other"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "OpenSSL", "product": "OpenSSL", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "3.0.0", "lessThan": "3.0.8", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "datePublic": "2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z", "references": [{"url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt", "name": "OpenSSL Advisory", "tags": ["vendor-advisory"]}, {"url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096", "name": "3.0.8 git commit", "tags": ["patch"]}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"}], "x_generator": {"engine": "Vulnogram 0.1.0-dev"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an\napplication tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the\nEVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead\nto an application crash. This function can be called on public\nkeys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker\nto cause a denial of service attack.\n\nThe TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function\nbut applications might call the function if there are additional\nsecurity requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "value": "An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an<br>application tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the<br>EVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead<br>to an application crash. This function can be called on public<br>keys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker<br>to cause a denial of service attack.<br><br>The TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function<br>but applications might call the function if there are additional<br>security requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3.<br><br>", "base64": false}]}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "invalid pointer dereference"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "3a12439a-ef3a-4c79-92e6-6081a721f1e5", "shortName": "openssl", "dateUpdated": "2024-02-04T09:06:43.251Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-0217", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T19:14:35.179Z", "dateReserved": "2023-01-11T12:02:46.441Z", "assignerOrgId": "3a12439a-ef3a-4c79-92e6-6081a721f1e5", "datePublished": "2023-02-08T19:02:48.524Z", "assignerShortName": "openssl"}, "dataVersion": "5.2"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"defaultStatus": "unaffected", "product": "OpenSSL", "vendor": "OpenSSL", "versions": [{"lessThan": "3.0.8", "status": "affected", "version": "3.0.0", "versionType": "semver"}]}], "source": "openssl-security@openssl.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "26EF8A48-B8E5-4D4D-8054-445D65171EAC", "versionEndIncluding": "3.0.7", "versionStartIncluding": "3.0.0", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an\napplication tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the\nEVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead\nto an application crash. This function can be called on public\nkeys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker\nto cause a denial of service attack.\n\nThe TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function\nbut applications might call the function if there are additional\nsecurity requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3."}], "id": "CVE-2023-0217", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T05:25:02.927", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}], "ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2023-0217", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "partial"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "timestamp": "2025-04-23T13:26:50.208671Z", "version": "2.0.3"}}]}, "published": "2023-02-08T20:15:24.213", "references": [{"source": "openssl-security@openssl.org", "url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096"}, {"source": "openssl-security@openssl.org", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"}, {"source": "openssl-security@openssl.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=23985bac83fd50c8e29431009302b5442f985096"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0003"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230207.txt"}], "sourceIdentifier": "openssl-security@openssl.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "type": "Secondary"}]}

{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2023:0946", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "openssl-1:3.0.1-47.el9_1", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2023-02-28T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2023:0946", "cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "package": "openssl-1:3.0.1-47.el9_1", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9", "release_date": "2023-02-28T00:00:00Z"}, {"advisory": "RHSA-2023:1199", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.0", "package": "openssl-1:3.0.1-46.el9_0", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support", "release_date": "2023-03-14T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "openssl: NULL dereference validating DSA public key", "id": "2164499", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2164499"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "7.5", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "status": "verified"}, "details": ["An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an\napplication tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the\nEVP_PKEY_public_check() function. This will most likely lead\nto an application crash. This function can be called on public\nkeys supplied from untrusted sources which could allow an attacker\nto cause a denial of service attack.\nThe TLS implementation in OpenSSL does not call this function\nbut applications might call the function if there are additional\nsecurity requirements imposed by standards such as FIPS 140-3.", "A flaw was found in OpenSSL. An invalid pointer dereference on read can be triggered when an application tries to check a malformed DSA public key by the EVP_PKEY_public_check() function, most likely leading to an application crash. This function can be called on public keys supplied from untrusted sources, which could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service."], "name": "CVE-2023-0217", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "ovmf", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "compat-openssl10", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "edk2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "shim", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "compat-openssl11", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "edk2", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "shim", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_core_services:1", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Core Services"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:3", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_web_server:5", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "openssl", "product_name": "Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5"}], "public_date": "2023-02-07T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0217\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0217"], "statement": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 ships OpenSSL 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 which do not contain the incorrect code, so those are not affected by this CVE. Similarly, the versions of `shim` as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and 9 are not affected by this issue.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

{}