Hi, while testing different x509 validator corner cases i found that a bunch of errors are currently not handled in libcrypto.
In particular duplicate or undecodable extensions are ignored. The diff below sets EXFLAG_INVALID whenever X509_get_ext_d2i() returns an error (other than "not found") and later throws X509_V_ERR_UNSPECIFIED if EXFLAG_INVALID is set. ok? Index: x509/x509_purp.c =================================================================== RCS file: /mount/openbsd/cvs/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_purp.c,v retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -p -r1.2 x509_purp.c --- x509/x509_purp.c 13 Sep 2020 15:06:17 -0000 1.2 +++ x509/x509_purp.c 25 Feb 2021 20:25:11 -0000 @@ -421,7 +421,12 @@ setup_crldp(X509 *x) { int i; - x->crldp = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_crl_distribution_points, NULL, NULL); + x->crldp = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_crl_distribution_points, &i, NULL); + if (x->crldp == NULL && i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; + return; + } + for (i = 0; i < sk_DIST_POINT_num(x->crldp); i++) setup_dp(x, sk_DIST_POINT_value(x->crldp, i)); } @@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_V1; /* Handle basic constraints */ - if ((bs = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_basic_constraints, NULL, NULL))) { + if ((bs = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_basic_constraints, &i, NULL))) { if (bs->ca) x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_CA; if (bs->pathlen) { @@ -463,10 +468,12 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) x->ex_pathlen = -1; BASIC_CONSTRAINTS_free(bs); x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_BCONS; + } else if (i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; } /* Handle proxy certificates */ - if ((pci = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_proxyCertInfo, NULL, NULL))) { + if ((pci = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_proxyCertInfo, &i, NULL))) { if (x->ex_flags & EXFLAG_CA || X509_get_ext_by_NID(x, NID_subject_alt_name, -1) >= 0 || X509_get_ext_by_NID(x, NID_issuer_alt_name, -1) >= 0) { @@ -485,10 +492,12 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) x->ex_pcpathlen = -1; PROXY_CERT_INFO_EXTENSION_free(pci); x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_PROXY; + } else if (i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; } /* Handle key usage */ - if ((usage = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_key_usage, NULL, NULL))) { + if ((usage = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_key_usage, &i, NULL))) { if (usage->length > 0) { x->ex_kusage = usage->data[0]; if (usage->length > 1) @@ -497,9 +506,12 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) x->ex_kusage = 0; x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_KUSAGE; ASN1_BIT_STRING_free(usage); + } else if (i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; } + x->ex_xkusage = 0; - if ((extusage = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_ext_key_usage, NULL, NULL))) { + if ((extusage = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_ext_key_usage, &i, NULL))) { x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_XKUSAGE; for (i = 0; i < sk_ASN1_OBJECT_num(extusage); i++) { switch (OBJ_obj2nid(sk_ASN1_OBJECT_value(extusage, i))) { @@ -538,19 +550,27 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) } } sk_ASN1_OBJECT_pop_free(extusage, ASN1_OBJECT_free); + } else if (i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; } - if ((ns = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_netscape_cert_type, NULL, NULL))) { + if ((ns = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_netscape_cert_type, &i, NULL))) { if (ns->length > 0) x->ex_nscert = ns->data[0]; else x->ex_nscert = 0; x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_NSCERT; ASN1_BIT_STRING_free(ns); + } else if (i != -1) { + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; } - x->skid = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_subject_key_identifier, NULL, NULL); - x->akid = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_authority_key_identifier, NULL, NULL); + x->skid = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_subject_key_identifier, &i, NULL); + if (x->skid == NULL && i != -1) + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; + x->akid = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_authority_key_identifier, &i, NULL); + if (x->skid == NULL && i != -1) + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; /* Does subject name match issuer? */ if (!X509_NAME_cmp(X509_get_subject_name(x), X509_get_issuer_name(x))) { @@ -561,7 +581,9 @@ x509v3_cache_extensions(X509 *x) x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_SS; } - x->altname = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_subject_alt_name, NULL, NULL); + x->altname = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_subject_alt_name, &i, NULL); + if (x->altname == NULL && i != -1) + x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; x->nc = X509_get_ext_d2i(x, NID_name_constraints, &i, NULL); if (!x->nc && (i != -1)) x->ex_flags |= EXFLAG_INVALID; Index: x509/x509_vfy.c =================================================================== RCS file: /mount/openbsd/cvs/src/lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vfy.c,v retrieving revision 1.85 diff -u -p -r1.85 x509_vfy.c --- x509/x509_vfy.c 11 Feb 2021 04:56:43 -0000 1.85 +++ x509/x509_vfy.c 25 Feb 2021 20:25:11 -0000 @@ -805,6 +805,14 @@ x509_vfy_check_chain_extensions(X509_STO goto end; } ret = X509_check_ca(x); + if (x->ex_flags & EXFLAG_INVALID) { + ctx->error = X509_V_ERR_UNSPECIFIED; + ctx->error_depth = i; + ctx->current_cert = x; + ok = cb(0, ctx); + if (!ok) + goto end; + } switch (must_be_ca) { case -1: if ((ctx->param->flags & X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT) &&