Index: openssl-1.1.1d/apps/dgst.c =================================================================== --- openssl-1.1.1d.orig/apps/dgst.c 2019-09-10 15:13:07.000000000 +0200 +++ openssl-1.1.1d/apps/dgst.c 2020-03-20 11:20:27.618536409 +0100 @@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ int dgst_main(int argc, char **argv) prog = opt_progname(argv[0]); buf = app_malloc(BUFSIZE, "I/O buffer"); md = EVP_get_digestbyname(prog); + if (md == NULL && strcmp(prog, "dgst") != 0) { + BIO_printf(bio_err, "%s is not a known digest\n", prog); + goto end; + } prog = opt_init(argc, argv, dgst_options); while ((o = opt_next()) != OPT_EOF) {