hsec-2023-0006
osv_haskell
Description
# x509-validation does not enforce pathLenConstraint *x509-validation* prior to version 1.4.8 did not enforce the pathLenConstraint value. Constrained CAs could accidentally (or deliberately) issue CAs below the maximum depth and *x509-validation* would accept certificates issued by the unauthorised intermediate CAs.
Timeline
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CVSS Details
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Hackage",
"name": "x509-validation",
"purl": "pkg:hackage/x509-validation"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.4.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.8"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.4.0",
"1.4.1",
"1.4.2",
"1.4.3",
"1.4.4",
"1.4.5",
"1.4.6",
"1.4.7"
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},
"details": "# x509-validation does not enforce pathLenConstraint\n\n*x509-validation* prior to version 1.4.8 did not enforce the\npathLenConstraint value. Constrained CAs could accidentally (or\ndeliberately) issue CAs below the maximum depth and\n*x509-validation* would accept certificates issued by the\nunauthorised intermediate CAs.\n",
"id": "HSEC-2023-0006",
"modified": "2025-11-14T18:15:35.439845Z",
"published": "2025-11-14T14:45:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "FIX",
"url": "https://github.com/haskell-tls/hs-certificate/commit/06d15dbbc53739314760d8504ca764000770e46e"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.7.5",
"summary": "x509-validation does not enforce pathLenConstraint"
}