cvelist/2018/8xxx/CVE-2018-8970.json

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        "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
        "ID": "CVE-2018-8970",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
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                {
                    "product": {
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                            {
                                "product_name": "n/a",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "n/a"
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                    "vendor_name": "n/a"
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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
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            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "The int_x509_param_set_hosts function in lib/libcrypto/x509/x509_vpm.c in LibreSSL 2.7.0 before 2.7.1 does not support a certain special case of a zero name length, which causes silent omission of hostname verification, and consequently allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate. NOTE: the LibreSSL documentation indicates that this special case is supported, but the BoringSSL documentation does not."
            }
        ]
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                "description": [
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                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "n/a"
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    "references": {
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            {
                "name": "https://github.com/libressl-portable/openbsd/commit/0654414afcce51a16d35d05060190a3ec4618d42",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://github.com/libressl-portable/openbsd/commit/0654414afcce51a16d35d05060190a3ec4618d42"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-2.7.1-relnotes.txt",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/LibreSSL/libressl-2.7.1-relnotes.txt"
            },
            {
                "name": "https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl/+/e759a9cd84198613199259dbed401f4951747cff",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://boringssl.googlesource.com/boringssl/+/e759a9cd84198613199259dbed401f4951747cff"
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