CVE-2020-1967
Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain
- Published
- Apr 21, 2020
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- openssl
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.0%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Server or client applications that call the SSL_check_chain() function during or after a TLS 1.3 handshake may crash due to a NULL pointer dereference as a result of incorrect handling of the "signature_algorithms_cert" TLS extension. The crash occurs if an invalid or unrecognised signature algorithm is received from the peer. This could be exploited by a malicious peer in a Denial of Service attack. OpenSSL version 1.1.1d, 1.1.1e, and 1.1.1f are affected by this issue. This issue did not affect OpenSSL versions prior to 1.1.1d. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1g (Affected 1.1.1d-1.1.1f).
Sources
1Proof-of-concept exploit for OpenSSL CVE-2020-1967, a denial-of-service vulnerability in TLS 1.3 signature_algorithms_cert handling, with reproduction steps and crash analysis.
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