CVE-2026-58101 PUBLISHED

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference

Assigner: CPANSec
Reserved: 29.06.2026 Published: 13.07.2026 Updated: 14.07.2026

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow denial of service via NULL pointer dereference.

X509V3_EXT_d2i(ext) returns NULL when an extension's DER value fails to parse. basicC, ia5string, and auth_att dereference its result without a NULL check. keyid_data also dereferences akid->keyid, which is NULL for an empty AKI SEQUENCE (DER 30 00) even when the parse succeeds.

A caller invoking an affected helper on an extension from an untrusted certificate triggers a SIGSEGV that crashes the Perl process.

Product Status

Vendor JONASBN
Product Crypt::OpenSSL::X509
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.1.3 (excl.)

Solutions

Upgrade to Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 2.1.3 or later, which NULL-checks each X509V3_EXT_d2i result and the optional keyid field before dereferencing.

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference CWE