ALPINE-CVE-2017-8301

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-8301

    Published: 27 Apr 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-8301

    Summary:

    Details: LibreSSL 2.5.1 to 2.5.3 lacks TLS certificate verification if SSL_get_verify_result is relied upon for a later check of a verification result, in a use case where a user-provided verification callback returns 1, as demonstrated by acceptance of invalid certificates by nginx.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-8301

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libressl

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/libressl?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.3-r1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High