CVE-2017-3737 (GCVE-0-2017-3737)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-07 16:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 03:53
VLAI
Summary
OpenSSL 1.0.2 (starting from version 1.0.2b) introduced an "error state" mechanism. The intent was that if a fatal error occurred during a handshake then OpenSSL would move into the error state and would immediately fail if you attempted to continue the handshake. This works as designed for the explicit handshake functions (SSL_do_handshake(), SSL_accept() and SSL_connect()), however due to a bug it does not work correctly if SSL_read() or SSL_write() is called directly. In that scenario, if the handshake fails then a fatal error will be returned in the initial function call. If SSL_read()/SSL_write() is subsequently called by the application for the same SSL object then it will succeed and the data is passed without being decrypted/encrypted directly from the SSL/TLS record layer. In order to exploit this issue an application bug would have to be present that resulted in a call to SSL_read()/SSL_write() being issued after having already received a fatal error. OpenSSL version 1.0.2b-1.0.2m are affected. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2n. OpenSSL 1.1.0 is not affected.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Unauthenticated read/unencrypted write
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://www.digitalmunition.me/2017/12/cve-2017-3… x_refsource_MISC
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2017120… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Impacted products
Date Public
2017-12-07 00:00
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