CVE-2026-35189
Description
Issue summary: A certificate with many nameRelativeToCRLIssuer CRL distribution points causes disproportionate heap growth when OpenSSL caches X.509 extensions. Impact summary: Receiving a crafted certificate from a malicious peer can lead to significant memory pressure and possible Denial of Service in clients or in servers that solicit client certificates. CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources…
Description from NVD (National Vulnerability Database).
- Product
- OpenSSL
- Severity
- CVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM
- Published
- Source
- NVD (National Vulnerability Database) · View on NVD
Severity is the CVSS score; the real impact depends on the version and configuration you run. Always check affected versions and fixes in the original advisory.