CVE-2022-27536 (High) detected in github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go-v1.0.10, github.com/cloudflare/cfssl-1.3.2

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CVE-2022-27536 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Libraries - github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go-v1.0.10, github.com/cloudflare/cfssl-1.3.2

github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go-v1.0.10

Auditing for TLS certificates (Go code)

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go/@v/v1.0.10.zip

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **github.com/google/certificate-transparency-go-v1.0.10** (Vulnerable Library)

github.com/cloudflare/cfssl-1.3.2

CFSSL: Cloudflare's PKI and TLS toolkit

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **github.com/cloudflare/cfssl-1.3.2** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: cd87321da747fd23c6285641b10b0432943dfed6

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Certificate.Verify in crypto/x509 in Go 1.18.x before 1.18.1 can be caused to panic on macOS when presented with certain malformed certificates. This allows a remote TLS server to cause a TLS client to panic.

Publish Date: 2022-04-20

URL: CVE-2022-27536

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-27536

Release Date: 2022-04-20

Fix Resolution: go1.18.1

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