mbedtls: fix --x509-track post-authentication remote DoS (CVE-2017-7522)
asn1_buf_to_c_string() returned a literal string if the input ASN.1 string
contained a NUL character, while the caller expects a mutable string.
The caller will attempt to change this string, which allows a client to
crash a server by sending a certificate with an embedded NUL character.
(The other way around is not interesting, as servers are allowed to stop
a client by design.)
Impact analysis:
* applies to mbedtls builds only
* introduced in 2.4 (so 2.3 is not affected)
* can only be exploited if the --x509-track option is used
* requires the CA to sign a certificate with an embedded NUL in the
certificate subject
This bug was discovered and reported to the OpenVPN security team by
Guido Vranken.
CVE: 2017-7522
Signed-off-by: Steffan Karger <steffan.karger@fox-it.com>
Acked-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie.muc.de>
Message-Id: <
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URL: https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=mid&q=
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Signed-off-by: Gert Doering <gert@greenie.muc.de>
(cherry picked from commit
426392940c7060300a10077c389f5156c790c2f6)