CVE-2021-3908
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Published 2021-11-11T21:45:18.120994Z
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CVSS Score
V3.1
5.9
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A
Impact: N/A
EPSS Score
v2025.03.14
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild
There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.593
Higher than 59.3% of all CVEs
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Impact Metrics
Description
OctoRPKI does not limit the depth of a certificate chain, allowing for a CA to create children in an ad-hoc fashion, thereby making tree traversal never end.
Available Exploits
No exploits available for this CVE.
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Affected Products
Affected Versions:
GitHub Security Advisories
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✓ GitHub Reviewed
MODERATE
Infinite certificate chain depth results in OctoRPKI running forever
GHSA-g5gj-9ggf-9vmqAdvisory Details
OctoRPKI (github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki/cmd/octorpki) does not limit the depth of a certificate chain, allowing for a CA to create children in an ad-hoc fashion, thereby making tree traversal never end.
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Affected Packages
Go
github.com/cloudflare/cfrpki
ECOSYSTEM:
≥0
<1.4.0
CVSS Scoring
CVSS Score
5.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: November 10, 2021, Modified: October 2, 2023
References
Published: 2021-11-11T21:45:18.120994Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-16T23:21:31.088Z
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