CVE-2021-3450
Public on 2021-03-25
Modified on 2021-03-25
Description
A flaw was found in openssl. The flag that enables additional security checks of certificates present in a certificate chain was not enabled allowing a confirmation step to verify that certificates in the chain are valid CA certificates is bypassed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | edk2 | 2024-03-13 | ALAS2-2024-2502 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | openssl11 | 2021-03-25 | ALAS2-2021-1622 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |