CRLF injection in LibreSSL OCSP request handling
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
LibreSSL through 4.4.0 has a CRLF injection flaw (CWE-93) in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions. These functions write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line, so carriage return and line feed characters pass through. A remote attacker who can supply a certificate with a crafted Authority Information Access OCSP URI can inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Description from the CNA
LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line. Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for LibreSSL.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118371
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-p83x-c6v7-9mxw
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-118371 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118371 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p83x-c6v7-9mxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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