CVE-2022-3358: Openssl src Using A Custom Cipher With Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2022-3358 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) using a custom cipher with vulnerability (CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference) affecting Openssl src libraries in the crates.io ecosystem. The issue involves using a custom cipher with `nid_undef` may lead to null encryption. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 300.0.10.
CVE-2022-3358 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2022-3358
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Openssl src dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade openssl-src to 300.0.10
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for openssl-src
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-3358, inspect your project dependencies for Openssl src:
inspect dependencies for openssl-src
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Openssl src in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 300.0.10), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference, where the product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is null. In Openssl src, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-3358 Affected Openssl src Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
openssl-src
|
crates.io |
≥ 300.0.0
< 300.0.10
|
300.0.10
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-4f63-89w9-3jjv",
"modified" : "2022-10-13T20:08:51Z",
"published" : "2022-10-11T19:00:29Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-3358" ],
"summary" : "Using a Custom Cipher with `NID_undef` may lead to NULL encryption",
"details" : "OpenSSL supports creating a custom cipher via the legacy EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() function and associated function calls. This function was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and application authors are instead encouraged to use the new provider mechanism in order to implement custom ciphers. OpenSSL versions 3.0.0 to 3.0.5 incorrectly handle legacy custom ciphers passed to the EVP_EncryptInit_ex2(), EVP_DecryptInit_ex2() and EVP_CipherInit_ex2() functions (as well as other similarly named encryption and decryption initialisation functions). Instead of using the custom cipher directly it incorrectly tries to fetch an equivalent cipher from the available providers. An equivalent cipher is found based on the NID passed to EVP_CIPHER_meth_new(). This NID is supposed to represent the unique NID for a given cipher. However it is possible for an application to incorrectly pass NID_undef as this value in the call to EVP_CIPHER_meth_new(). When NID_undef is used in this way the OpenSSL encryption/decryption initialisation function will match the NULL cipher as being equivalent and will fetch this from the available providers. This will succeed if the default provider has been loaded (or if a third party provider has been loaded that offers this cipher). Using the NULL cipher means that the plaintext is emitted as the ciphertext. Applications are only affected by this issue if they call EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() using NID_undef and subsequently use it in a call to an encryption/decryption initialisation function. Applications that only use SSL/TLS are not impacted by this issue. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.6 (Affected 3.0.0-3.0.5).",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "crates.io",
"name" : "openssl-src"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "300.0.0"
}, {
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} ]
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} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3358"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=commitdiff;h=5485c56679d7c49b96e8fc8ca708b0b7e7c03c4b"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/alexcrichton/openssl-src-rs"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2022-0023"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2022-0059.html"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-08"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0014"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20221011.txt"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-476" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-10-12T20:00:56Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-10-11T15:15:00Z"
}
}