# CVE-2026-58102: Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow a heap out-of-bounds read via a long certificate extension OID in hv\_exts

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.1.3
- Published: 2026-07-13 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- Crypt-OpenSSL-X509: fixed in 2.1.3

## Description

Crypt::OpenSSL::X509 versions before 2.1.3 for Perl allow a heap out-of-bounds read via a long certificate extension OID in hv_exts. When building the extension hash (via extensions(), extensions_by_long_name(), extensions_by_oid(), or has_extension_oid()), the code passes OBJ_obj2txt()'s return value as the hash-key length; because that value is the OID's full text length rather than the bytes written to the fixed-size buffer (129 bytes), an OID whose text is longer than the 129-byte buffer causes a read past the allocation, exposing adjacent heap memory as the returned hash key. extensions_by_name() uses the static shortname path and is not affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Crypt-OpenSSL-X509, upgrade to a fixed version (2.1.3) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/dsully/perl-crypt-openssl-x509/commit/757289bfce095455c104d4adfe9312e7b339620f.patch
- https://metacpan.org/release/JONASBN/Crypt-OpenSSL-X509-2.1.3/source/Changes.md

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