CVE-2020-1971 | OpenSSL up to 1.0.2w/1.1.1h x509 Certificate GENERAL_NAME_cmp null pointer dereference (Nessus ID 211827)
A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL up to 1.0.2w/1.1.1h. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function GENERAL_NAME_cmp of the component x509 Certificate Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference.
This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-1971. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.