Vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/otp
CVE-2020-35733
An issue was discovered in Erlang/OTP before 23.2.2. The ssl application 10.2 accepts and trusts an invalid X.509 certificate chain to a trusted root Certification Authority.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.012 (63.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Erlang Erlang\/otp
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35733?
- CVE-2020-35733 is a high-severity vulnerability in Erlang Erlang\/otp, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-15.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35733?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.