7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2022-27536
Go Certificate TLS Panic in X509
Description

Certificate.Verify in crypto/x509 in Go 1.18.x before 1.18.1 can be caused to panic on macOS when presented with certain malformed certificates. This allows a remote TLS server to cause a TLS client to panic.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-27536 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 Golang go
1 Apple macos
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can cause a TLS client to panic; upgrading Go and related packages addresses the issue.
  • Upgrade Go to version 1.18.1 or later.
  • Update affected packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-27536 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-27536 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-27536 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-27536 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-27536 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/oecdBNLOml8
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0001/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Mar. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230309-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-744259.pdf [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-02 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/oecdBNLOml8 No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/oecdBNLOml8 Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:golang:go:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.18.0 up to (excluding) 1.18.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.30 }} -0.02%

score

0.52573

percentile