Hi, I've recently found a rather peculiar bug in x509_cmp.c:x509_NAME_cmp . In essence the function is non-transitive on certain names, that is given 3 certificates a,b and c, it can happen (as demonstrated in the attached test) that a<b, b<c yet a>c (where the comparisons are done using x509_NAME_cmp on the certificate name).
The attached patch fixes this issue, although I think it may be too simplistic. Cheers, Shmul Index: x509_cmp.c =================================================================== --- x509_cmp.c (revision 7331) +++ x509_cmp.c (revision 7332) @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ if (!(nabit & STR_TYPE_CMP) || !(nbbit & STR_TYPE_CMP)) return j; - j = asn1_string_memcmp(na->value, nb->value); + j = nocase_spacenorm_cmp(na->value, nb->value); } else if (na->value->type == V_ASN1_PRINTABLESTRING) j=nocase_spacenorm_cmp(na->value, nb->value);
#include <stdio.h> #include <openssl/ssl.h> #include <openssl/err.h> static const char* pem = "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n" "MIIEHTCCAwWgAwIBAgIQToEtioJl4AsC7j41AkblPTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADCB\n" "gTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxGzAZBgNVBAgTEkdyZWF0ZXIgTWFuY2hlc3RlcjEQMA4G\n" "A1UEBxMHU2FsZm9yZDEaMBgGA1UEChMRQ09NT0RPIENBIExpbWl0ZWQxJzAlBgNV\n" "BAMTHkNPTU9ETyBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eTAeFw0wNjEyMDEwMDAw\n" "MDBaFw0yOTEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMIGBMQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEbMBkGA1UECBMSR3Jl\n" "YXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYDVQQHEwdTYWxmb3JkMRowGAYDVQQKExFDT01P\n" "RE8gQ0EgTGltaXRlZDEnMCUGA1UEAxMeQ09NT0RPIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0\n" "aG9yaXR5MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA0ECLi3LjkRv3\n" "UcEbVASY06m/weaKXTuH+7uIzg3jLz8GlvCiKVCZrts7oVewdFFxze1CkU1B/qnI\n" "2GqGd0S7WWaXUF601CxwRM/aN5VCaTwwxHGzUvAhTaHYujl8HJ6jJJ3ygxaYqhZ8\n" "Q5sVW7euNJH+1GImGEaaP+vB+fGQV+useg2L23IwambV4EajcNxo2f8ESIl33rXp\n" "+2dtQem8Ob0y2WIC8bGoPW43nOIv4tOiJovGuFVDiOEjPqXSJDlqR6sA1KGzqSX+\n" "DT+nHbrTUcELpNqsOO9VUCQFZUaTNE8tja3G1CEZ0o7KBWFxB3NH5YoZEr0ETc5O\n" "nKVIrLsm9wIDAQABo4GOMIGLMB0GA1UdDgQWBBQLWOWLxkwVN6RAqTCpIb5HNlpW\n" "/zAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zBJBgNVHR8EQjBAMD6g\n" "PKA6hjhodHRwOi8vY3JsLmNvbW9kb2NhLmNvbS9DT01PRE9DZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9u\n" "QXV0aG9yaXR5LmNybDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOCAQEAPpiem/Yb6dc5t3iuHXIY\n" "SdOH5EOC6z/JqvWote9VfCFSZfnVDeFs9D6Mk3ORLgLETgdxb8CPOGEIqB6BCsAv\n" "IC9Bi5HcSEW88cbeunZrM8gALTFGTO3nnc+IlP8zwFboJIYmuNg4ON8qa90SzMc/\n" "RxdMosIGlgnW2/4/PEZB31jiVg88O8EckzXZOFKs7sjsLjBOlDW0JB9LeGna8gI4\n" "zJVSk/BwJVmcIGfE7vmLV2H0knZ9P4SNVbfo5azV8fUZVqZa+5Acr5Pr5RzUZ5dd\n" "BA6+C4OmF4O5MBKgxTMVBbkN+8cFduPYSo38NBejxiEovjBFMR7HeL5YYTisO+IB\n" "ZQ==\n" "-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n" "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n" "MIIDAjCCAmsCEDnKVIn+UCIy/jLZ2/sbhBkwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgcExCzAJ\n" "BgNVBAYTAlVTMRcwFQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE8MDoGA1UECxMzQ2xh\n" "c3MgMSBQdWJsaWMgUHJpbWFyeSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eSAtIEcy\n" "MTowOAYDVQQLEzEoYykgMTk5OCBWZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLiAtIEZvciBhdXRob3Jp\n" "emVkIHVzZSBvbmx5MR8wHQYDVQQLExZWZXJpU2lnbiBUcnVzdCBOZXR3b3JrMB4X\n" "DTk4MDUxODAwMDAwMFoXDTE4MDUxODIzNTk1OVowgcExCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRcw\n" "FQYDVQQKEw5WZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLjE8MDoGA1UECxMzQ2xhc3MgMSBQdWJsaWMg\n" "UHJpbWFyeSBDZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIEF1dGhvcml0eSAtIEcyMTowOAYDVQQLEzEo\n" "YykgMTk5OCBWZXJpU2lnbiwgSW5jLiAtIEZvciBhdXRob3JpemVkIHVzZSBvbmx5\n" "MR8wHQYDVQQLExZWZXJpU2lnbiBUcnVzdCBOZXR3b3JrMIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEB\n" "AQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCq0Lq+Fi24g9TK0g+8djHKlNgdk4xWArzZbxpvUjZudVYK\n" "VdPfQ4chEWWKfo+9Id5rMj8bhDSVBZ1BNeuS65bdqlk/AVNtmU/t5eIqWpDBucSm\n" "Fc/IReumXY6cPvBkJHalzasab7bYe1FhbqZ/h8jit+U03EGI6glAvnOSPWvndQID\n" "AQABMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBAIv3GhDOdlwHq4OZ3BeAbzQ5XZg+a3Is4cei\n" "e0ApuXiIukzFo2penm574/ICQQxmvq37rqIUzpLzojSLtLK2JPLl1eDI5WJthHvL\n" "vrsDi3xXyvA3qZCviu4Dvh0onNkmdqDNxJ1O8K4HFtW+r1cIatCgQkJCHvQgzKV4\n" "gpUmOIpH\n" "-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n" "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n" "MIIEQzCCAyugAwIBAgIBATANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADB/MQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEb\n" "MBkGA1UECAwSR3JlYXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYDVQQHDAdTYWxmb3JkMRow\n" "GAYDVQQKDBFDb21vZG8gQ0EgTGltaXRlZDElMCMGA1UEAwwcVHJ1c3RlZCBDZXJ0\n" "aWZpY2F0ZSBTZXJ2aWNlczAeFw0wNDAxMDEwMDAwMDBaFw0yODEyMzEyMzU5NTla\n" "MH8xCzAJBgNVBAYTAkdCMRswGQYDVQQIDBJHcmVhdGVyIE1hbmNoZXN0ZXIxEDAO\n" "BgNVBAcMB1NhbGZvcmQxGjAYBgNVBAoMEUNvbW9kbyBDQSBMaW1pdGVkMSUwIwYD\n" "VQQDDBxUcnVzdGVkIENlcnRpZmljYXRlIFNlcnZpY2VzMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0B\n" "AQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEA33FvNlhTWvI2VFeAxHQIIO0Yfyod5jWaHiWsnOWW\n" "fnJSoBVC21ndZHoa0Lh73TkVvFVIxO06AOoxEbrycXQaZ7jPM8yoMa+j49d/vzMt\n" "TGo87IvDktJTdyR0nAducPy9C1t2ul/y/9c3S0pgePfw+spwtOpZqqPOSC+pw7IL\n" "fhdyFgymBwwbOM/JYrc/oJOlh0Hyt3BAd9i+FHzjqMB6juljatEPmsbS9Is6FARW\n" "1O24zG71++IsWL1/T2sr92AkWCTOJu80kTrV44HQsvAEAtdbtz6SrGsSivnkBbA7\n" "kUlcsutT6vifR4buv5XAwAaf0lteERv0xwQ1KdJVXOTt6wIDAQABo4HJMIHGMB0G\n" "A1UdDgQWBBTFe1i97doladL3WRaoszLAeydb9DAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAQYwDwYD\n" "VR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zCBgwYDVR0fBHwwejA8oDqgOIY2aHR0cDovL2NybC5jb21v\n" "ZG9jYS5jb20vVHJ1c3RlZENlcnRpZmljYXRlU2VydmljZXMuY3JsMDqgOKA2hjRo\n" "dHRwOi8vY3JsLmNvbW9kby5uZXQvVHJ1c3RlZENlcnRpZmljYXRlU2VydmljZXMu\n" "Y3JsMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4IBAQDIk4E7ibSvuIQSTI3S8NtwuleGFTQQuS9/\n" "HrCoiWChisJ3DFBKmwCL2Iv0QeLQg4pKHBQGsKNoBXAxMKdTmw7pSqBYaWcOrp32\n" "pSxBvzwGa+RZzG0Q8ZZvH9/0BAKkn0U+yNj6NkZEUD+Cl5EfKNsYEYwq5GWDVxIS\n" "jBc/lDb+XbDABHcTuPQV1T84zJQ6VdCsmPW6AF/ghhmBeC8owH7TzEIK9a5QoNE+\n" "xqFx7D+gIIxmOom0jtTYsU0lR+4viMi14QVFwL4Ucd56/Y57fU0IlqUSc/Atyjcn\n" "dBInTMu2l+nZrghtWjlA3QVHdWpaIbOjGM9O9y5Xt5hwXsjEeLBi\n" "-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n" ; static STACK_OF(X509_INFO)* add_cacerts_to_stack(X509_STORE* store_) { X509_LOOKUP *ctx; STACK_OF(X509_INFO) *inf; BIO* in = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem()); if (!in) { printf("Couldn't create bio\n"); return 0; } BIO_write(in,pem,strlen(pem)); ctx = X509_STORE_add_lookup(store_,X509_LOOKUP_file()); if (!ctx) { printf("X509_STORE_add_lookup failed\n"); return 0; } inf = PEM_X509_INFO_read_bio(in, NULL, NULL, NULL); if(!inf) { X509err(X509_F_X509_LOAD_CERT_CRL_FILE,ERR_R_PEM_LIB); return 0; } printf("read %d certificates\n",sk_X509_INFO_num(inf)); BIO_free(in); return inf; } static int compare(X509_INFO* a,X509_INFO* b) { int d = X509_name_cmp(X509_get_subject_name(a->x509), X509_get_subject_name(b->x509)); return d<0 ? -1 : (d>0 ? 1 : 0); } #define TORF(p) (p) ? "true" : "false" int main (int argc, const char * argv[]) { X509_INFO *a,*b,*c; STACK_OF(X509_INFO) *inf; X509_STORE *store; int ab,ac,bc; SSL_library_init(); OpenSSL_add_all_algorithms(); store = X509_STORE_new(); inf = add_cacerts_to_stack(store); if ( !inf ) return -1; a = sk_X509_INFO_value(inf,0); b = sk_X509_INFO_value(inf,1); c = sk_X509_INFO_value(inf,2); ab = compare(a,b); ac = compare(a,c); bc = compare(b,c); printf("a: %s\nb: %s\nc: %s\n\n",a->x509->name,b->x509->name,c->x509->name); printf("a<b %s\n", TORF(ab<1)); printf("b<c %s\n", TORF(bc<1)); printf("a<c %s\n", TORF(ac<1)); return 0; }