DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3786
A buffer overrun can be triggered in X.509 certificate verification, specifically in name constraint checking. Note that this occurs after certificate chain signature verification and requires either a CA to have signed a malicious certificate or for an application to continue certificate verification despite failure to construct a path to a trusted issuer. An attacker can craft a malicious email address in a certificate to overflow an arbitrary number of bytes containing the `.' character (decimal 46) on the stack. This buffer overflow could result in a crash (causing a denial of service). In a TLS client, this can be triggered by connecting to a malicious server. In a TLS server, this can be triggered if the server requests client authentication and a malicious client connects.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian | openssl | |
| Debian:12 | openssl | 0, 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- Finding CVE-2022-3786 (openssl) with Mayhem (github-poc)
- cve_db.json (github-poc)
- TestCommand.yaml (github-poc)
- advisories.html (github-poc)
Timeline
- Nov 1, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated