Possible DoS translating ASN.1 object identifiers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
Issue summary: Processing some specially crafted ASN.1 object identifiers or data containing them may be very slow. Impact summary: Applications that use OBJ_obj2txt() directly, or use any of the OpenSSL subsystems OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS with no message size limit may experience notable to very long delays when processing those messages, which may lead to a Denial of Service. An OBJECT IDENTIFIER is composed of a series of numbers - sub-identifiers - most of which have no size limit. OBJ_obj2txt() may be used to translate an ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER given in DER encoding form (using the OpenSSL type ASN1_OBJECT) to its canonical numeric text form, which are the sub-identifiers of the OBJECT IDENTIFIER in decimal form, separated by periods. When one of the sub-identifiers in the OBJECT IDENTIFIER is very large (these are sizes that are seen as absurdly large, taking up tens or hundreds of KiBs), the translation to a decimal number in text may take a very long time. The time complexity is O(n^2) with 'n' being the size of the sub-identifiers in bytes (*). With OpenSSL 3.0, support to fetch cryptographic algorithms using names / identifiers in string form was introduced. This includes using OBJECT IDENTIFIERs in canonical numeric text form as identifiers for fetching algorithms. Such OBJECT IDENTIFIERs may be received through the ASN.1 structure AlgorithmIdentifier, which is commonly used in multiple protocols to specify what cryptographic algorithm should be used to sign or verify, encrypt or decrypt, or digest passed data. Applications that call OBJ_obj2txt() directly with untrusted data are affected, with any version of OpenSSL. If the use is for the mere purpose of display, the severity is considered low. In OpenSSL 3.0 and newer, this affects the subsystems OCSP, PKCS7/SMIME, CMS, CMP/CRMF or TS. It also impacts anything that processes X.509 certificates, including simple things like verifying its signature. The impact on TLS is relatively low, because all versions of OpenSSL have a 100KiB limit on the peer's certificate chain. Additionally, this only impacts clients, or servers that have explicitly enabled client authentication. In OpenSSL 1.1.1 and 1.0.2, this only affects displaying diverse objects, such as X.509 certificates. This is assumed to not happen in such a way that it would cause a Denial of Service, so these versions are considered not affected by this issue in such a way that it would be cause for concern, and the severity is therefore considered low.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | 3.1.1 to before 3.1.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1u; 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zh | 3.1.1, 3.0.9, 1.1.1u, 1.0.2zh | Patch available | CNA |
- OpenSSL VendorOpenSSL Affected 3.1.1 to before 3.1.1; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1u; 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zh Fixed in 3.1.1, 3.0.9, 1.1.1u, 1.0.2zh Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zh; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1u; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenSSL |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zh; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1u; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.9; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSSL
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenSSL (OpenSSL) Fixed in 3.1.1, 3.0.9, 1.1.1u, 1.0.2zh
Red Hat 6 advisories
- RHSA-2023:7626 Released 2023-12-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 SP2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services
- RHSA-2023:7625 Released 2023-12-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.57 SP2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server jbcs-httpd24-curl-8.4.0-2.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl-8.4.0-2.el7jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl-devel-8.4.0-2.el7jbcs +8
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 jbcs-httpd24-curl-8.4.0-2.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl-8.4.0-2.el8jbcs, jbcs-httpd24-libcurl-devel-8.4.0-2.el8jbcs +8
- RHSA-2023:7623 Released 2023-12-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.7 release and security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5
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- RHSA-2023:7622 Released 2023-12-07 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7.7 release and security update
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 7 Server jws5-tomcat-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el7jws, jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el7jws, jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el7jws +10
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 8 jws5-tomcat-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el8jws, jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el8jws, jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el8jws +8
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 9 jws5-tomcat-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el9jws, jws5-tomcat-admin-webapps-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el9jws, jws5-tomcat-docs-webapp-9.0.62-19.redhat_00017.1.el9jws +8
- RHSA-2023:6330 Released 2023-11-07 · Red Hat rating Moderateedk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) edk2-aarch64-20230524-3.el9, edk2-ovmf-20230524-3.el9, edk2-tools-20230524-3.el9 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) edk2-20230524-3.el9, edk2-aarch64-20230524-3.el9, edk2-ovmf-20230524-3.el9
- RHSA-2023:3722 Released 2023-06-21 · Red Hat rating Moderateopenssl security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) openssl-devel-1:3.0.7-16.el9_2, openssl-perl-1:3.0.7-16.el9_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) openssl-1:3.0.7-16.el9_2, openssl-libs-1:3.0.7-16.el9_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:6330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3722, RHSA-2023:6330 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3722 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7626 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7625 |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7625 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7623 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7622 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7622 |
| Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:7622 |
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss Core Services on RHEL 8
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 7 Server
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 8
- Red Hat JBoss Web Server 5.7 for RHEL 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2650
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqxg-9vfr-p9cg
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2023:7626 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Red Hat JBoss Core Services · Red Hat
References
Advisory 5
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Sources
- CVE-2023-2650 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2650 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqxg-9vfr-p9cg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-2650 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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