NVD - CVE-2024-0727 (original) (raw)

CVE-2024-0727 Detail

Description

Issue summary: Processing a maliciously formatted PKCS12 file may lead OpenSSL to crash leading to a potential Denial of Service attack Impact summary: Applications loading files in the PKCS12 format from untrusted sources might terminate abruptly. A file in PKCS12 format can contain certificates and keys and may come from an untrusted source. The PKCS12 specification allows certain fields to be NULL, but OpenSSL does not correctly check for this case. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference that results in OpenSSL crashing. If an application processes PKCS12 files from an untrusted source using the OpenSSL APIs then that application will be vulnerable to this issue. OpenSSL APIs that are vulnerable to this are: PKCS12_parse(), PKCS12_unpack_p7data(), PKCS12_unpack_p7encdata(), PKCS12_unpack_authsafes() and PKCS12_newpass(). We have also fixed a similar issue in SMIME_write_PKCS7(). However since this function is related to writing data we do not consider it security significant. The FIPS modules in 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.

Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

N/A

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

ADP: CISA-ADP

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST: NVD

Base Score: N/A

NVD assessment not yet provided.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1 CVE
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html siemens-SADP
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-277137.html siemens-SADP
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-331112.html siemens-SADP
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html siemens-SADP
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-915275.html siemens-SADP
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/09df4395b5071217b76dc7d3d2e630eb8c5a79c2 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/775acfdbd0c6af9ac855f34969cdab0c0c90844a CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch
https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d135eeab8a5dbf72b3da5240bab9ddb7678dbd2c CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch
https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/03b3941d60c4bce58fab69a0c22377ab439bc0e8 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch
https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/aebaa5883e31122b404e450732dc833dc9dee539 CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00033.html CVE
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00000.html CVE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0006/ CVE
https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240125.txt CVE, OpenSSL Software Foundation Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference CISA-ADP OpenSSL Software Foundation

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Change History

13 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by siemens-SADP 6/17/2026 2:54:07 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected [{"vendor":"Siemens","product":"SIDIS Prime","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"V4.0.700","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]},{"vendor":"Siemens","product":"SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"*","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]},{"vendor":"Siemens","product":"SINEC NMS","defaultStatus":"unknown","versions":[{"version":"0","lessThan":"V3.0 SP1","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 6/17/2026 2:54:07 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added SSVC {"timestamp":"2025-05-08T20:15:21.221130Z","id":"CVE-2024-0727","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"no"},{"technicalImpact":"partial"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 6/17/2026 2:54:07 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Affected [{"vendor":"OpenSSL","product":"OpenSSL","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"3.2.0","lessThan":"3.2.1","versionType":"semver","status":"affected"},{"version":"3.1.0","lessThan":"3.1.5","versionType":"semver","status":"affected"},{"version":"3.0.0","lessThan":"3.0.13","versionType":"semver","status":"affected"},{"version":"1.1.1","lessThan":"1.1.1x","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"},{"version":"1.0.2","lessThan":"1.0.2zj","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]

CVE Modified by siemens-SADP 5/12/2026 8:16:16 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-277137.html
Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-331112.html
Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-915275.html

CVE Modified by CVE 11/03/2025 5:16:34 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/10/msg00033.html
Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00000.html

CVE Modified by CISA-ADP 5/29/2025 12:15:31 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added CWE CWE-476

CVE Modified by CVE 11/21/2024 3:47:13 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
Added Reference https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/09df4395b5071217b76dc7d3d2e630eb8c5a79c2
Added Reference https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/775acfdbd0c6af9ac855f34969cdab0c0c90844a
Added Reference https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d135eeab8a5dbf72b3da5240bab9ddb7678dbd2c
Added Reference https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/03b3941d60c4bce58fab69a0c22377ab439bc0e8
Added Reference https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/aebaa5883e31122b404e450732dc833dc9dee539
Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0006/
Added Reference https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240125.txt

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 10/14/2024 11:15:13 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CWE OpenSSL Software Foundation CWE-476
Removed Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1
Removed Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0006/

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 5/14/2024 10:42:25 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 5/01/2024 2:15:13 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/11/1 [No types assigned]

CVE Modified by OpenSSL Software Foundation 2/08/2024 5:15:13 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0006/ [No types assigned]

Initial Analysis by NIST 2/02/2024 10:53:24 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.2 up to (excluding) 1.0.2zj *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.1.1 up to (excluding) 1.1.1x *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.0.13 *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.1.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.5 *cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:3.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/09df4395b5071217b76dc7d3d2e630eb8c5a79c2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/09df4395b5071217b76dc7d3d2e630eb8c5a79c2 Patch
Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/775acfdbd0c6af9ac855f34969cdab0c0c90844a No Types Assigned https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/775acfdbd0c6af9ac855f34969cdab0c0c90844a Patch
Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d135eeab8a5dbf72b3da5240bab9ddb7678dbd2c No Types Assigned https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d135eeab8a5dbf72b3da5240bab9ddb7678dbd2c Patch
Changed Reference Type https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/03b3941d60c4bce58fab69a0c22377ab439bc0e8 No Types Assigned https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/03b3941d60c4bce58fab69a0c22377ab439bc0e8 Patch
Changed Reference Type https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/aebaa5883e31122b404e450732dc833dc9dee539 No Types Assigned https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/aebaa5883e31122b404e450732dc833dc9dee539 Patch
Changed Reference Type https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240125.txt No Types Assigned https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240125.txt Vendor Advisory

New CVE Received from OpenSSL Software Foundation 1/26/2024 4:15:07 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Description Issue summary: Processing a maliciously formatted PKCS12 file may lead OpenSSL to crash leading to a potential Denial of Service attack Impact summary: Applications loading files in the PKCS12 format from untrusted sources might terminate abruptly. A file in PKCS12 format can contain certificates and keys and may come from an untrusted source. The PKCS12 specification allows certain fields to be NULL, but OpenSSL does not correctly check for this case. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference that results in OpenSSL crashing. If an application processes PKCS12 files from an untrusted source using the OpenSSL APIs then that application will be vulnerable to this issue. OpenSSL APIs that are vulnerable to this are: PKCS12_parse(), PKCS12_unpack_p7data(), PKCS12_unpack_p7encdata(), PKCS12_unpack_authsafes() and PKCS12_newpass(). We have also fixed a similar issue in SMIME_write_PKCS7(). However since this function is related to writing data we do not consider it security significant. The FIPS modules in 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/09df4395b5071217b76dc7d3d2e630eb8c5a79c2 [No types assigned]
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/775acfdbd0c6af9ac855f34969cdab0c0c90844a [No types assigned]
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/d135eeab8a5dbf72b3da5240bab9ddb7678dbd2c [No types assigned]
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/03b3941d60c4bce58fab69a0c22377ab439bc0e8 [No types assigned]
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://github.openssl.org/openssl/extended-releases/commit/aebaa5883e31122b404e450732dc833dc9dee539 [No types assigned]
Added Reference OpenSSL Software Foundation https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20240125.txt [No types assigned]

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-0727
NVD Published Date:
01/26/2024
NVD Last Modified:
06/17/2026
Source:
OpenSSL Software Foundation