CVE-2026-42771

EUVD-2026-35488
Issue summary: When the X509_VERIFY_PARAM_set1_email is called by an
application to validate a crafted e-mail address, such as during S/MIME
message validation, an out of bounds read can happen.

Impact summary: This out of bounds read will not directly exfiltrate
the data read to the attacker so the most likely result is a crash and
a Denial of Service.

An internal helper function called from X509_VERIFY_PARAM_[set|add]_email()
used a wrong length when validating the local part of an email address.
This could cause the 64 octet limit on the local part of an email address
to be not enforced, or cause an out of bound read and potentially a crash.

The bug is reachable via S-MIME validation with a crafted From: address
supplied in an email message that can potentially cause a crash.

No FIPS modules are affected by this issue as the affected code is outside
the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
opensslCNA
6.2 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Early Detection
Affected products identified ahead of NVD analysis through intelligence sources.
VendorProductVersionSource
opensslopenssl
4.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 4.0.1
CNA
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
openssl
bookworm
3.0.20-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
3.0.20-1~deb12u2
fixed
bullseye
1.1.1w-0+deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
1.1.1w-0+deb11u7
fixed
forky
3.6.2-1
fixed
sid
3.6.2-1
fixed
trixie
3.5.6-1~deb13u1
fixed
trixie (security)
3.5.6-1~deb13u2
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
openssl
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
questing
not-affected
resolute
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
openssl-fips
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
questing
dne
resolute
dne
openssl1.0
bionic
not-affected
jammy
dne
noble
dne
questing
dne
resolute
dne
nodejs
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
needed
noble
not-affected
questing
not-affected
resolute
not-affected
trusty
not-affected
edk2
bionic
not-affected
focal
not-affected
jammy
not-affected
noble
not-affected
questing
not-affected
resolute
not-affected