reject crls with unrecognized critical entry extensions per rfc 5280 section 5.3

Author: gasbytes

certs/crl/extra-crls/claim-root.pem

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
+MIIDGzCCAgOgAwIBAgIUHiXBXW8CIaDwFBWcO00dcxYA5FEwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEL
+BQAwFTETMBEGA1UEAwwKY2xhaW0tcm9vdDAeFw0yNjA0MTYxMTM4NTVaFw0zNjA0
+MTMxMTM4NTVaMBUxEzARBgNVBAMMCmNsYWltLXJvb3QwggEiMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB
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+jhw4Luq76pt0MDAfBgNVHSMEGDAWgBRSl1hHmMr4maB+jhw4Luq76pt0MDANBgkq
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+LhlAk1A35JDjHweu+4nD9sSQq0BnTEMsorA+YRZpjw==
+-----END CERTIFICATE-----

certs/crl/extra-crls/crl_critical_entry.pem

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-----BEGIN X509 CRL-----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+-----END X509 CRL-----

certs/crl/include.am

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 		certs/crl/extra-crls/large_crlnum.pem \
 		certs/crl/extra-crls/large_crlnum2.pem \
 		certs/crl/extra-crls/crlnum_57oct.pem \
-		certs/crl/extra-crls/crlnum_64oct.pem
+		certs/crl/extra-crls/crlnum_64oct.pem \
+		certs/crl/extra-crls/claim-root.pem \
+		certs/crl/extra-crls/crl_critical_entry.pem
 
 # Intermediate cert CRL's
 EXTRA_DIST += \

tests/api/test_certman.c

@@ -2427,6 +2427,31 @@ int test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_ext(void)
     return EXPECT_RESULT();
 }
 
+int test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_entry_ext(void)
+{
+    EXPECT_DECLS;
+#if !defined(NO_CERTS) && defined(HAVE_CRL) && !defined(NO_RSA) && \
+    !defined(NO_FILESYSTEM)
+    WOLFSSL_CERT_MANAGER* cm = NULL;
+
+    ExpectNotNull(cm = wolfSSL_CertManagerNew());
+    ExpectIntEQ(wolfSSL_CertManagerLoadCA(cm,
+        "./certs/crl/extra-crls/claim-root.pem", NULL), WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+    ExpectIntEQ(wolfSSL_CertManagerEnableCRL(cm, WOLFSSL_CRL_CHECKALL),
+        WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+
+    /* CRL with a revoked entry that carries a critical unknown extension
+     * (OID 2.5.29.1, old X.509v2 AKI, permanently superseded).
+     * Per RFC 5280 Section 5.3, the CRL must not be used. */
+    ExpectIntNE(wolfSSL_CertManagerLoadCRLFile(cm,
+        "./certs/crl/extra-crls/crl_critical_entry.pem", WOLFSSL_FILETYPE_PEM),
+        WOLFSSL_SUCCESS);
+
+    wolfSSL_CertManagerFree(cm);
+#endif
+    return EXPECT_RESULT();
+}
+
 int test_wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSPResponse(void)
 {
     EXPECT_DECLS;

tests/api/test_certman.h

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ int test_wolfSSL_CRL_static_revoked_list(void);
 int test_wolfSSL_CRL_duplicate_extensions(void);
 int test_wolfSSL_CRL_critical_idp(void);
 int test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_ext(void);
+int test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_entry_ext(void);
 int test_wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSPResponse(void);
 int test_various_pathlen_chains(void);
 int test_wolfSSL_CertManagerRejectMD5Cert(void);
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ int test_wolfSSL_CertManagerRejectMD5Cert(void);
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CRL_duplicate_extensions),      \
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CRL_critical_idp),             \
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_ext),     \
+    TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CRL_unknown_critical_entry_ext), \
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CertManagerCheckOCSPResponse),  \
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_various_pathlen_chains),                \
     TEST_DECL_GROUP("certman", test_wolfSSL_CertManagerRejectMD5Cert)

wolfcrypt/src/asn.c

@@ -34282,40 +34282,62 @@ enum {
 /* CRL Reason Code OID: 2.5.29.21 */
 static const byte crlReasonOid[] = { 0x55, 0x1d, 0x15 };
 
-/* Parse CRL entry extensions to extract the reason code.
- * Sets *reasonCode if found, otherwise leaves it unchanged. */
-static void ParseCRL_ReasonCode(const byte* buff, word32 idx, word32 maxIdx,
-                                int* reasonCode)
+/* Parse CRL entry extensions.
+ * Extracts the reason code into *reasonCode if the CRL Reason extension
+ * is present. Per RFC 5280 Section 5.3, returns ASN_CRIT_EXT_E if any
+ * unknown extension is marked critical. Returns 0 on success. */
+static int ParseCRL_EntryExtensions(const byte* buff, word32 idx, word32 maxIdx,
+                                    int* reasonCode)
 {
     while (idx < maxIdx) {
         int len;
+        int oidLen;
         word32 end;
         word32 localIdx;
+        word32 oidContent;
         byte tag;
+        int critical = 0;
+        int isReasonOid = 0;
 
         /* Each extension is a SEQUENCE */
         if (GetSequence(buff, &idx, &len, maxIdx) < 0) {
             break;
         }
         end = idx + (word32)len;
 
-        /* Check for CRL Reason OID: 2.5.29.21 */
-        if (end - idx >= (word32)(2 + sizeof(crlReasonOid)) &&
-                buff[idx] == ASN_OBJECT_ID &&
-                buff[idx + 1] == sizeof(crlReasonOid) &&
-                XMEMCMP(buff + idx + 2, crlReasonOid,
+        /* Parse OID: tag, length (short or long form), content */
+        if (GetASNTag(buff, &idx, &tag, end) < 0 ||
+                tag != ASN_OBJECT_ID) {
+            break;
+        }
+        if (GetLength(buff, &idx, &oidLen, end) < 0) {
+            break;
+        }
+        oidContent = idx;
+        if (idx + (word32)oidLen > end) {
+            break;
+        }
+
+        /* Check if it's the CRL Reason OID: 2.5.29.21 */
+        if ((word32)oidLen == sizeof(crlReasonOid) &&
+                XMEMCMP(buff + oidContent, crlReasonOid,
                         sizeof(crlReasonOid)) == 0) {
-            /* Skip past the OID */
-            idx += 2 + (word32)sizeof(crlReasonOid);
-            /* Skip optional critical BOOLEAN */
-            localIdx = idx;
-            if (GetASNTag(buff, &localIdx, &tag, end) == 0 &&
-                    tag == ASN_BOOLEAN) {
-                /* Consume full BOOLEAN TLV (tag + length + value). */
-                if (GetBoolean(buff, &idx, end) < 0) {
-                    break;
-                }
+            isReasonOid = 1;
+        }
+        idx = oidContent + (word32)oidLen;
+
+        /* Parse optional critical BOOLEAN */
+        localIdx = idx;
+        if (GetASNTag(buff, &localIdx, &tag, end) == 0 &&
+                tag == ASN_BOOLEAN) {
+            int ret = GetBoolean(buff, &idx, end);
+            if (ret < 0) {
+                break;
             }
+            critical = ret;
+        }
+
+        if (isReasonOid) {
             /* Get OCTET STRING wrapping the ENUMERATED */
             if (GetOctetString(buff, &idx, &len, end) >= 0) {
                 /* Parse ENUMERATED reason value */
@@ -34331,8 +34353,15 @@ static void ParseCRL_ReasonCode(const byte* buff, word32 idx, word32 maxIdx,
                 }
             }
         }
+        else if (critical) {
+            /* RFC 5280 Section 5.3: reject CRL with unknown critical
+             * entry extension. */
+            WOLFSSL_MSG("Unknown critical CRL entry extension");
+            return ASN_CRIT_EXT_E;
+        }
         idx = end;
     }
+    return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CRL
@@ -34345,8 +34374,7 @@ WOLFSSL_TEST_VIS int wc_ParseCRLReasonFromExtensions(const byte* ext,
         return BAD_FUNC_ARG;
     }
 
-    ParseCRL_ReasonCode(ext, 0, extSz, reasonCode);
-    return 0;
+    return ParseCRL_EntryExtensions(ext, 0, extSz, reasonCode);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -34409,49 +34437,58 @@ static int GetRevoked(RevokedCert* rcert, const byte* buff, word32* idx,
         /* Parse CRL entry extensions (v2 only) */
         if (dataASN[REVOKEDASN_IDX_TIME_EXT].length > 0) {
             word32 extOff = dataASN[REVOKEDASN_IDX_TIME_EXT].offset;
-            word32 extLen = dataASN[REVOKEDASN_IDX_TIME_EXT].length;
-            word32 extEnd = extOff + extLen;
-            word32 extIdx2 = extOff;
+            word32 extTagEnd = extOff +
+                    dataASN[REVOKEDASN_IDX_TIME_EXT].length + 6;
+            int extLen;
+
+            /* .offset points at the outer SEQUENCE tag. Re-parse the
+             * SEQUENCE header to locate the content start (list of
+             * Extension SEQUENCEs), which handles long-form length.
+             * extTagEnd adds 6 to cover the worst-case tag+long-form-length
+             * header for the outer SEQUENCE. */
+            if (GetSequence(buff, &extOff, &extLen, extTagEnd) < 0) {
+                ret = ASN_PARSE_E;
+            }
+            else {
+                word32 extEnd = extOff + (word32)extLen;
 
 #if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
-            /* Store raw DER of extensions for OpenSSL compat API.
-             * Include the outer SEQUENCE tag+length. */
-            {
-                /* Back up to include the SEQUENCE header. We know the
-                 * content starts at extOff, so the header is just before.
-                 * Use the raw buffer start from before GetASN_Items. */
-                word32 seqHdrSz = 0;
-                /* The outer SEQUENCE header is at most 4 bytes before
-                 * content. Rather than guess, store just the content. */
-                rc->extensions = (byte*)XMALLOC(extLen, dcrl->heap,
+                /* Store raw DER of extension contents for OpenSSL compat. */
+                rc->extensions = (byte*)XMALLOC((size_t)extLen, dcrl->heap,
                                                 DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
                 if (rc->extensions != NULL) {
-                    XMEMCPY(rc->extensions, buff + extOff, extLen);
-                    rc->extensionsSz = extLen;
+                    XMEMCPY(rc->extensions, buff + extOff, (size_t)extLen);
+                    rc->extensionsSz = (word32)extLen;
                 }
-                (void)seqHdrSz;
-            }
 #endif
 
-            ParseCRL_ReasonCode(buff, extIdx2, extEnd, &rc->reasonCode);
+                ret = ParseCRL_EntryExtensions(buff, extOff, extEnd,
+                    &rc->reasonCode);
+            }
         }
 
-        /* Add revoked certificate to chain. */
+        if (ret == 0) {
+            /* Add revoked certificate to chain. */
 #ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
-        rc->next = dcrl->certs;
-        dcrl->certs = rc;
+            rc->next = dcrl->certs;
+            dcrl->certs = rc;
 #endif
-        dcrl->totalCerts++;
+            dcrl->totalCerts++;
+        }
     }
 
     FREE_ASNGETDATA(dataASN, dcrl->heap);
-#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
     if ((ret != 0) && (rc != NULL)) {
 #if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
         XFREE(rc->extensions, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
+        rc->extensions = NULL;
+        rc->extensionsSz = 0;
 #endif
+#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
         XFREE(rc, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_CRL);
+#endif
     }
+#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
     (void)rcert;
 #endif
     return ret;
@@ -34475,7 +34512,13 @@ static int ParseCRL_RevokedCerts(RevokedCert* rcert, DecodedCRL* dcrl,
     /* Parse each revoked certificate. */
     while ((ret == 0) && (idx < maxIdx)) {
         /* Parse a revoked certificate. */
-        if (GetRevoked(rcert, buff, &idx, dcrl, maxIdx) < 0) {
+        int r = GetRevoked(rcert, buff, &idx, dcrl, maxIdx);
+        if (r == WC_NO_ERR_TRACE(ASN_CRIT_EXT_E)) {
+            /* Preserve the specific error so callers can distinguish a
+             * rejected critical extension from a generic parse failure. */
+            ret = r;
+        }
+        else if (r < 0) {
             ret = ASN_PARSE_E;
         }
     }

wolfcrypt/src/asn_orig.c

@@ -9113,18 +9113,17 @@ static int GetRevoked(RevokedCert* rcert, const byte* buff, word32* idx,
         XFREE(rc, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
         return ret;
     }
-    /* add to list */
-    rc->next = dcrl->certs;
-    dcrl->certs = rc;
 
     (void)rcert;
 #endif /* CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST */
-    dcrl->totalCerts++;
     /* get date */
 #ifndef NO_ASN_TIME
     ret = GetBasicDate(buff, idx, rc->revDate, &rc->revDateFormat, maxIdx);
     if (ret < 0) {
         WOLFSSL_MSG("Expecting Date");
+#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
+        XFREE(rc, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
+#endif
         return ret;
     }
 #endif
@@ -9158,11 +9157,30 @@ static int GetRevoked(RevokedCert* rcert, const byte* buff, word32* idx,
                 }
 #endif
 
-                ParseCRL_ReasonCode(buff, seqIdx, extEnd, &rc->reasonCode);
+                ret = ParseCRL_EntryExtensions(buff, seqIdx, extEnd,
+                    &rc->reasonCode);
+                if (ret != 0) {
+#if defined(OPENSSL_EXTRA)
+                    XFREE(rc->extensions, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
+                    rc->extensions = NULL;
+                    rc->extensionsSz = 0;
+#endif
+#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
+                    XFREE(rc, dcrl->heap, DYNAMIC_TYPE_REVOKED);
+#endif
+                    return ret;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+#ifndef CRL_STATIC_REVOKED_LIST
+    /* add to list only after all parsing succeeded */
+    rc->next = dcrl->certs;
+    dcrl->certs = rc;
+#endif
+    dcrl->totalCerts++;
+
     *idx = end;
 
     return 0;