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CVE-2024-12797

Issue summary: Clients using RFC7250 Raw Public Keys (RPKs) to authenticate a server may fail to notice that the server was not authenticated, because handshakes don't abort as expected when the SSL_VERIFY_PEER verification mode is set. Impact summary: TLS and DTLS connections using raw public keys may be vulnerable to man-in-middle attacks when server authentication failure is not detected by clients. RPKs are disabled by default in both TLS clients and TLS servers. The issue only arises when TLS clients explicitly enable RPK use by the server, and the server, likewise, enables sending of an RPK instead of an X.509 certificate chain. The affected clients are those that then rely on the handshake to fail when the server's RPK fails to match one of the expected public keys, by setting the verification mode to SSL_VERIFY_PEER. Clients that enable server-side raw public keys can still find out that raw public key verification failed by calling SSL_get_verify_result(), and those that do, and take appropriate action, are not affected. This issue was introduced in the initial implementation of RPK support in OpenSSL 3.2. The FIPS modules in 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.

CVSS 6.3 · MediumBuzz score 22.6

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 22.6

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
16.1
4 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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4 source links · newest first
  • OpenSSL updates addressed 3 flaws enabling key recovery, code execution, and DoS attacks. Users are urged to update asap. The OpenSSL Project has released security updates to address three vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-9230, CVE-2025-9231, and CVE-2025-9232, in its open-source SSL/TLS toolkit. OpenSSL is an open-source library that provides encryption, decryption, hashing, and digital certificate management. […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comOct 1, 2025, 8:15 PM
  • A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds Apple iOS and iPadOS and Mitel SIP Phones flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 16, 2025, 1:20 AM
  • OpenSSL patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity flaw found by Apple that enables man-in-the-middle attacks. The OpenSSL Project addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12797, in its secure communications library. The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end. OpenSSL contains an open-source implementation […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comFeb 11, 2025, 9:33 PM
  • OpenSSL has patched CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity vulnerability found by Apple that can allow man-in-the-middle attacks.

    newswww.securityweek.comFeb 11, 2025, 6:07 PM

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