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CVE-2022-0778: Vulnerability in OpenSSL library

First published: Wed Mar 09 2022(Updated: )

A flaw was found in OpenSSL. It is possible to trigger an infinite loop by crafting a certificate that has invalid elliptic curve parameters. Since certificate parsing happens before verification of the certificate signature, any process that parses an externally supplied certificate may be subject to a denial of service attack.

Credit: CVE-2022-0778 openssl-security@openssl.org an anonymous researcher Liu Long Ant Security LightJack Dates RET2 Systems IncAntonio Zekic @antoniozekic Jeonghoon Shin Theori working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativePeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng @peternguyen14 STAR LabsNed Williamson Google Project Zero @gorelics BreakPoint BreakPointRon Masas BreakPointWojciech Reguła @_r3ggi SecuRingArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) MicrosoftJonathan Bar Or MicrosoftZhipeng Huo @R3dF09 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabYuebin Sun @yuebinsun2020 Tencent Security Xuanwu LabMax Shavrick @_mxms the Google Security TeamZubair Ashraf CrowdstrikeCVE-2022-23308 Mickey Jin @patch1t @gorelics Linus Henze Pinauten GmbHPeter Nguyễn Vũ Hoàng STAR LabsFelix Poulin-Belanger Antonio Cheong Yu Xuan YCISCQArsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e) CVE-2021-4136 CVE-2021-4166 CVE-2021-4173 CVE-2021-4187 CVE-2021-4192 CVE-2021-4193 CVE-2021-46059 CVE-2022-0128 Heige KnownSec 404 TeamBo Qu Palo Alto NetworksScarlet Raine Wang Yu CyberservalCVE-2022-0530 Tavis Ormandy CVE-2021-45444 Yonghwi Jin @jinmo123 TheoriLockheed Martin Red Team Jeremy Brown Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeMichael DePlante @izobashi Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeQi Sun Trend MicroYe Zhang @co0py_Cat Baidu SecurityRobert Ai Trend MicroCVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790 CVE-2022-22719 CVE-2022-22720 CVE-2022-22721 Paul Walker BuryNathaniel Ekoniak Ennate TechnologiesGergely Kalman @gergely_kalman Mandiant MandiantJoshua Mason MandiantRon Waisberg SecuRingan anonymous researcher SecuRing Perception PointRon Hass @ronhass7 Perception Pointryuzaki Chijin Zhou ShuiMuYuLin LtdTsinghua wingtecher lab Jeonghoon Shin TheoriSorryMybad @S0rryMybad Kunlun LabDongzhuo Zhao ADLab of VenustechABC Research s.r.o Jon Thompson EvolveIA) actae0n Blacksun Hackers Club working with Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeAndrew Williams GoogleAvi Drissman Googlechenyuwang @mzzzz__ Tencent Security Xuanwu LabJordy Zomer @pwningsystems

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.el8
0:1.6.1-91.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.el8
0:7.78.0-3.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.el8
0:2.4.37-80.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.el8
0:1.39.2-41.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.el8
1:1.1.1g-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.el8
0:1.0.0-11.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.el8
0:0.4.10-26.el8
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-apr-util<0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
0:1.6.1-91.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-curl<0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
0:7.78.0-3.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-httpd<0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
0:2.4.37-80.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2<0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
0:1.39.2-41.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl<1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
1:1.1.1g-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil<0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
0:1.0.0-11.jbcs.el7
redhat/jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11<0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
0:0.4.10-26.jbcs.el7
redhat/openssl<0:1.0.1e-60.el6_10
0:1.0.1e-60.el6_10
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
1:1.0.2k-25.el7_9
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.1e-62.el7_3
1:1.0.1e-62.el7_3
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-10.el7_4
1:1.0.2k-10.el7_4
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-18.el7_6
1:1.0.2k-18.el7_6
redhat/openssl<1:1.0.2k-21.el7_7
1:1.0.2k-21.el7_7
redhat/compat-openssl10<1:1.0.2o-4.el8_6
1:1.0.2o-4.el8_6
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1k-6.el8_5
1:1.1.1k-6.el8_5
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1c-5.el8_1.1
1:1.1.1c-5.el8_1.1
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1c-19.el8_2
1:1.1.1c-19.el8_2
redhat/openssl<1:1.1.1g-16.el8_4
1:1.1.1g-16.el8_4
redhat/compat-openssl11<1:1.1.1k-4.el9_0
1:1.1.1k-4.el9_0
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7
0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el7
redhat/jws5-tomcat-native<0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7
0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el7
redhat/jws5-tomcat<0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8
0:9.0.50-5.redhat_00007.1.el8
redhat/jws5-tomcat-native<0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el8
0:1.2.30-4.redhat_4.el8
redhat/redhat-virtualization-host<0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
0:4.3.22-20220330.1.el7_9
redhat/openssl<1.0.2
1.0.2
redhat/openssl<1.1.1
1.1.1
redhat/openssl<3.0.2
3.0.2
rust/openssl-src<111.18.0
111.18.0
rust/openssl-src>=300.0.0<300.0.5
300.0.5
IBM Engineering Requirements Quality Assistant On-Premises<=All
Apple macOS Monterey<12.4
12.4
Apple macOS<11.6.6
11.6.6
debian/openssl
1.1.1w-0+deb11u1
1.1.1w-0+deb11u2
3.0.15-1~deb12u1
3.0.14-1~deb12u2
3.4.0-2
3.4.1-1
macOS Catalina
OpenSSL libcrypto>=1.0.2<1.0.2zd
OpenSSL libcrypto>=1.1.0<1.1.1n
OpenSSL libcrypto>=3.0.0<3.0.2
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Debian=11.0
netapp cloud volumes ontap mediator
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP
netapp clustered data ontap antivirus connector
netapp santricity smi-s provider
netapp storagegrid
All of
netapp a250 firmware
netapp a250
All of
netapp 500f firmware
netapp 500f
Fedora=34
Fedora=36
Tenable Nessus<8.15.4
Tenable Nessus>=10.0.0<10.1.2
Ariadne CMS>=10.2.0<10.2.42
Ariadne CMS>=10.3.0<10.3.33
Ariadne CMS>=10.4.0<10.4.23
Ariadne CMS>=10.5.0<10.5.14
Ariadne CMS>=10.6.0<10.6.6
Ariadne CMS>=10.7.0<10.7.2
Node.js>=12.0.0<=12.12.0
Node.js>=12.13.0<12.22.11
Node.js>14.0.0<=14.14.0
Node.js>=14.15.0<14.19.1
Node.js>16.0.0<=16.12.0
Node.js>=16.13.0<16.14.2
Node.js>17.0.0<17.7.2
netapp a250 firmware
netapp a250
netapp 500f firmware
netapp 500f

Remedy

https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=3118eb64934499d93db3230748a452351d1d9a65

Remedy

https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=a466912611aa6cbdf550cd10601390e587451246

Remedy

Red Hat has investigated whether a possible mitigation exists for this issue, and has not been able to identify a practical example. Please update the affected package as soon as possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2022-0778.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-0778?

    The severity of CVE-2022-0778 is high.

  • How does the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 affect OpenSSL?

    The vulnerability CVE-2022-0778 affects OpenSSL by causing the BN_mod_sqrt() function to loop forever for non-prime moduli.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-0778?

    The software versions affected by CVE-2022-0778 are OpenSSL 1.0.2 up to exclusive and OpenSSL 1.1.1 up to exclusive.

  • How can I fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778?

    To fix the vulnerability CVE-2022-0778, update OpenSSL to a version that includes the fix.

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