# CVE-2021-41581: x509\_constraints\_parse\_mailbox in lib/libcrypto/x509/x509\_constraints.c in LibreSSL through 3.4.0 has a stack-based buffer over-read.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-09-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

x509_constraints_parse_mailbox in lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_constraints.c in LibreSSL through 3.4.0 has a stack-based buffer over-read. When the input exceeds DOMAIN_PART_MAX_LEN, the buffer lacks '\0' termination.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/libressl-portable/openbsd/issues/126

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