CVE-2026-58101
Received
Received - Intake
NULL Pointer Dereference in Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 Perl Module
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-58101, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-07-13
Last updated on: 2026-07-13
Assigner: CPANSec
Description
Description
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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| crypt_openssl | x509 | to 2.1.3 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-476 | The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL. |
