CVE-2020-9433 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2020-9433

openssl_x509_check_email in lua-openssl 0.7.7-1 mishandles X.509 certificate validation because it...

Vulnerability Description

openssl_x509_check_email in lua-openssl 0.7.7-1 mishandles X.509 certificate validation because it uses lua_pushboolean for certain non-boolean return values.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

lua-openssl project

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Affected Software

lua-openssl
Vulnerable Versions:
0.7.7-1

Timeline

Official Publish: February 27th, 2020
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.