CVE-2018-21029
systemd 239 through 243 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS...
CVE-2018-21029 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Systemd Project Systemd, published October 30, 2019. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.14%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in systemd 244-1.
- Severity
- 9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 3.14%EPSS, 88th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
244-1systemd +3 more
Description
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
What each source reports
NVD Score used
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
- Record
CVE-2018-21029- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
- Record
CVE-2018-21029- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-13551No score
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
- Record
EUVD-2018-13551- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2fw-qh29-9jv7
systemd 239 through 243 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS...
systemd 239 through 243 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend.
- Record
GHSA-h2fw-qh29-9jv7- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
- Record
CVE-2018-21029- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-21029
systemd 239 through 245 accepts any certificate signed by a trusted certificate authority for DNS Over TLS. Server Name Indication (SNI) is not sent, and there is no hostname validation with the GnuTLS backend. NOTE: This has been disputed by the developer as not a vulnerability since hostname validation does not have anything to do with this issue (i.e. there is no hostname to be sent)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-21029- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11420-1No score
libsystemd0-249.4-2.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libsystemd0-249.4-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11420-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/9397
blog.cloudflare.com/dns-encryption-explained
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4NLJVOJMB6ANDILRLDZK26YGLYBEPHKY
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191122-0002
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tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7858
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-21029
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-21029
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10156