CVE-2024-6119
CVE Details
Visit the official vulnerability details page for CVE-2024-6119 to learn more.
Initial Publication
10/25/2024
Last Update
08/06/2025
Third Party Dependency
libcrypto3
NIST CVE Summary
Issue summary: Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address resulting in abnormal termination of the application process.
Impact summary: Abnormal termination of an application can a cause a denial of service.
Applications performing certificate name checks (e.g., TLS clients checking server certificates) may attempt to read an invalid memory address when comparing the expected name with an `otherName` subject alternative name of an X.509 certificate. This may result in an exception that terminates the application program.
Note that basic certificate chain validation (signatures, dates, ...) is not affected, the denial of service can occur only when the application also specifies an expected DNS name, Email address or IP address.
TLS servers rarely solicit client certificates, and even when they do, they generally don't perform a name check against a reference identifier (expected identity), but rather extract the presented identity after checking the certificate chain. So TLS servers are generally not affected and the severity of the issue is Moderate.
The FIPS modules in 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.
CVE Severity
Our Official Summary
This is a vulnerability in OpenSSL that affects applications performing certificate name checks during TLS connections using X.509 certificates. This issue can lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition by causing applications to crash.
This issue is of low risk as containers where this is reported are not accessible without privileged access. Impact of exploitation is also low since the attack surface is restricted to containers. A upstream fix is awaited for this issue.
Status
Ongoing
Affected Products & Versions
| Version | Palette Enterprise | Palette Enterprise Airgap | VerteX | VerteX Airgap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7.16 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
| 4.6.41 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
| 4.5.22 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
| 4.4.20 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
Revision History
| Date | Revision |
|---|---|
| 06/30/2025 | Official summary added |
| 06/04/2025 | Advisory assigned with HIGH severity |