Vulnerability Description
Verifying a certificate chain which contains a certificate with an unknown public key algorithm will cause Certificate.Verify to panic. This affects all crypto/tls clients, and servers that set Config.ClientAuth to VerifyClientCertIfGiven or RequireAndVerifyClientCert. The default behavior is for TLS servers to not verify client certificates.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
- https://go.dev/cl/569339
- https://go.dev/issue/65390
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2598
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0005/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/03/08/4
- https://go.dev/cl/569339
- https://go.dev/issue/65390
- https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/5pwGVUPoMbg
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2598
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240329-0005/
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-24783?
CVE-2024-24783 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). Verifying a certificate chain which contains a certificate with an unknown public key algorithm will cause Certificate.Verify to panic. This affects all crypto/tls clients, and servers that set Config...
How severe is CVE-2024-24783?
CVE-2024-24783 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-24783?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.