CVE details
CVE-2026-118371
LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line. Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.
- Score
- 6.3 medium
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (4)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security/libressl | libressl | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl | libressl-libtls | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl-devel | libressl-devel | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
| security/libressl-devel | libressl-devel-libtls | 4.4.0 | unaddressed | brnrd@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>libressl</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-libtls</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-devel</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
<package>
<name>libressl-devel-libtls</name>
<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>LibreSSL through 4.4.0 contains a CRLF injection vulnerability in the
libcrypto OCSP_sendreq_new() and OCSP_parse_url() functions, which
write unvalidated request paths into the OCSP POST request line.
Attackers can embed carriage return and line feed characters in a
certificate's Authority Information Access OCSP URI to inject HTTP
headers or split requests sent to responders and proxies.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2026-118371</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118371</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2026-10-28</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-28</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>