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Bug 1509401 - NSS signs Server Key Exchange message with rsa+sha1 if it doesn't recognize algorithms in Client Hello
Summary: NSS signs Server Key Exchange message with rsa+sha1 if it doesn't recognize a...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: nss
Version: 6.9
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: pre-dev-freeze
: 6.10
Assignee: Daiki Ueno
QA Contact: Stefan Dordevic
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Whiteboard:
Depends On: 1399774 1485481
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-11-03 17:11 UTC by Hubert Kario
Modified: 2018-06-19 05:10 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: nss-3.36.0-4.el6
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Clone Of: 1399774
Environment:
Last Closed: 2018-06-19 05:10:10 UTC
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Mozilla Foundation 1413634 0 -- RESOLVED If TLS server has no signature algorithm overlap with the client hello list, the NSS server sends an incorrect TLS alert 2020-03-05 15:12:49 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2018:1865 0 None None None 2018-06-19 05:10:28 UTC

Description Hubert Kario 2017-11-03 17:11:14 UTC
Description of problem:
When NSS server receives Client Hello with signature_algorithms extension that doesn't list any algorithms that it understands, it doesn't abort the connection but continues and signs the Server Key Exchange message with sha1+rsa algorithm.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
nss-3.27.1-13.el6.x86_64

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Send client hello that lists only RSA-PSS signature algorithms and PFS ciphersuites

Actual results:
Server responds with Server Hello, Certificate and so on

Expected results:
handshake_failure alert

Additional info:
This is in direct violation of RFC 5246 MUST clause:

   If the client does not support the default algorithms (...),
   it MUST send the
   signature_algorithms extension, listing the algorithms it is willing
   to accept.

("default algorithms" refers to sha1+rsa, sha1+dsa and sha1+ecdsa pairs)

   If the client has offered the "signature_algorithms" extension, the
   signature algorithm and hash algorithm MUST be a pair listed in that
   extension.  Note that there is a possibility for inconsistencies
   here.  For instance, the client might offer DHE_DSS key exchange but
   omit any DSA pairs from its "signature_algorithms" extension.  In
   order to negotiate correctly, the server MUST check any candidate
   cipher suites against the "signature_algorithms" extension before
   selecting them.  This is somewhat inelegant but is a compromise
   designed to minimize changes to the original cipher suite design.

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2018-06-19 05:10:10 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2018:1865


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