CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-3449

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Mar 25, 2021 | Modified: Jun 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.9
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
5.9 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
HIGH

An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renegotiation ClientHello omits the signature_algorithms extension (where it was present in the initial ClientHello), but includes a signature_algorithms_cert extension then a NULL pointer dereference will result, leading to a crash and a denial of service attack. A server is only vulnerable if it has TLSv1.2 and renegotiation enabled (which is the default configuration). OpenSSL TLS clients are not impacted by this issue. All OpenSSL 1.1.1 versions are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1k. OpenSSL 1.0.2 is not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1k (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1j).

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Openssl Openssl 1.1.1 (including) 1.1.1k (excluding)
JBCS 2.4.37 SP7 RedHat openssl *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.37-70.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-mod_cluster-native-0:1.3.14-20.Final_redhat_2.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2-0:1.15.7-14.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-mod_jk-0:1.2.48-13.redhat_1.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-mod_md-1:2.0.8-33.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-mod_security-0:2.9.2-60.GA.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-0:1.39.2-37.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-openssl-1:1.1.1g-6.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-openssl-chil-0:1.0.0-5.jbcs.el7 *
JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 RedHat jbcs-httpd24-openssl-pkcs11-0:0.4.10-20.jbcs.el7 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat openssl-1:1.1.1g-15.el8_3 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support RedHat openssl-1:1.1.1c-5.el8_1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update Support RedHat openssl-1:1.1.1c-18.el8_2 *
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3.1 RedHat *
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 for RHEL 7 RedHat tomcat-native-0:1.2.23-24.redhat_24.ep7.el7 *
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 RedHat *
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4 on RHEL 7 RedHat jws5-tomcat-native-0:1.2.25-4.redhat_4.el7jws *
Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.4 on RHEL 8 RedHat jws5-tomcat-native-0:1.2.25-4.redhat_4.el8jws *
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RedHat redhat-virtualization-host-0:4.4.5-20210330.0.el8_3 *
Edk2 Ubuntu trusty *
Nodejs Ubuntu trusty *
Openssl Ubuntu bionic *
Openssl Ubuntu devel *
Openssl Ubuntu fips-preview/jammy *
Openssl Ubuntu fips-updates/bionic *
Openssl Ubuntu fips-updates/focal *
Openssl Ubuntu fips-updates/jammy *
Openssl Ubuntu fips/bionic *
Openssl Ubuntu fips/focal *
Openssl Ubuntu focal *
Openssl Ubuntu groovy *
Openssl Ubuntu hirsute *
Openssl Ubuntu impish *
Openssl Ubuntu jammy *
Openssl Ubuntu kinetic *
Openssl Ubuntu lunar *
Openssl Ubuntu mantic *
Openssl Ubuntu noble *
Openssl Ubuntu oracular *
Openssl Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-10 Ubuntu bionic *
Postgresql-12 Ubuntu focal *
Postgresql-12 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-13 Ubuntu hirsute *
Postgresql-13 Ubuntu impish *
Postgresql-9.1 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu trusty *
Postgresql-9.3 Ubuntu trusty/esm *
Postgresql-9.5 Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References