GHSA-8wqq-45fp-2xmpHighCVSS 7.5

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer...

Published
July 14, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026

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📋 Description

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference.

X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds.

A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.

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