9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-46880
LibreSSL/OpenBSD x509 Authentication Bypass
Description

x509/x509_verify.c in LibreSSL before 3.4.2, and OpenBSD before 7.0 errata 006, allows authentication bypass because an error for an unverified certificate chain is sometimes discarded.

INFO

Published Date :

April 15, 2023, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 17, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-46880 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openbsd openbsd
2 Openbsd libressl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-46880 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230517-0006/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-3.4.2-relnotes.txt No Types Assigned https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-3.4.2-relnotes.txt Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.0/common/006_x509.patch.sig No Types Assigned https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.0/common/006_x509.patch.sig Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/3f851282810fa0ab4b90b3b1ecec2e8717ef16f8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/3f851282810fa0ab4b90b3b1ecec2e8717ef16f8 Patch
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:libressl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.2 *cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.47307

percentile

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