CVE-2023-0286: RUSTSEC-2023-0006 - X.400 address type confusion in X.509 `GeneralName`

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-0286 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-0286 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2023-0286?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 February 2023.

Which products and versions are affected?

openssl-src (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=111.25.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=111.25.0,introduced=300.0.0,fixed=300.0.12; cryptography (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.8.1,fixed=39.0.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2023-0286?

Yes. openssl-src (crates.io): upgrade to 111.25.0, 300.0.12 or later; cryptography (PyPI): upgrade to 39.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

Am I affected by CVE-2023-0286?

Check whether you run openssl-src (crates.io) or cryptography (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

• openssl-src (crates.io): upgrade to 111.25.0, 300.0.12 or later

  cargo update -p openssl-src

• cryptography (PyPI): upgrade to 39.0.1 or later

  pip install "cryptography>=39.0.1"

Affected products

• openssl-src (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=111.25.0, SEMVER:introduced=0.0.0-0,fixed=111.25.0,introduced=300.0.0,fixed=300.0.12
• cryptography (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.8.1,fixed=39.0.1

Identifiers

• CVE-2023-0286
• GHSA-x4qr-2fvf-3mr5
• PYSEC-2026-800
• RUSTSEC-2023-0006