CVE-2024-45341: Usage of IPv6 zone IDs can bypass URI name constraints in crypto/x509
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-45341 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in go standard library crypto/x509. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 19 · Related 404Showing 100 of 409.
Timeline
- 28-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A certificate with a URI which has a IPv6 address with a zone ID may incorrectly satisfy a URI name constraint that applies to the certificate chain. Certificates containing URIs are not permitted in the web PKI, so this only affects users of private PKIs which make use of URIs.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.09 pp
From 0.48% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard199 products
- aactl< 0.4.12-r22
- actions-runner-controller< 0.10.1-r2
- actions-runner-controller-fips< 0.10.1-r2
- age< 1.2.1-r1
- age-fips< 1.2.1-r1
Alpine1 product
- go< 1.23.5-r0
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References
13 links- go.dev/issue/71156REPORT