CVE-2022-2068
The c_rehash script allows command injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Jun 21, 2022
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 13, 2022
Description
In addition to the c_rehash shell command injection identified in CVE-2022-1292, further circumstances where the c_rehash script does not properly sanitise shell metacharacters to prevent command injection were found by code review. When the CVE-2022-1292 was fixed it was not discovered that there are other places in the script where the file names of certificates being hashed were possibly passed to a command executed through the shell. This script is distributed by some operating systems in a manner where it is automatically executed. On such operating systems, an attacker could execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the script. Use of the c_rehash script is considered obsolete and should be replaced by the OpenSSL rehash command line tool. Fixed in OpenSSL 3.0.4 (Affected 3.0.0,3.0.1,3.0.2,3.0.3). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1p (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1o). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2zf (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2ze).
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
OpenSSLOpenSSL |
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References
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20220621.txt
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=2c9c35870601b4a44d86ddbf512b38df38285cfa
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=9639817dac8bbbaa64d09efad7464ccc405527c7
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=7a9c027159fe9e1bbc2cd38a8a2914bff0d5abd9
- DSA-5169vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-3b7d0abd0bvendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220707-0008/
- FEDORA-2022-41890e9e44vendor-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-332410.pdf
- https://gitlab.com/fraf0/cve-2022-1292-re_score-analysis
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Nov/0
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-332410.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-146325.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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