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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-23840

Calls to EVP_CipherUpdate, EVP_EncryptUpdate and EVP_DecryptUpdate may overflow the output length argument in some cases where the input length is close to the maximum permissable length for an integer on the platform.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 50.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Calls to EVP_CipherUpdate, EVP_EncryptUpdate and EVP_DecryptUpdate may overflow the output length argument in some cases where the input length is close to the maximum permissable length for an integer on the platform. In such cases the return value from the function call will be 1 (indicating success), but the output length value will be negative. This could cause applications to behave incorrectly or crash. OpenSSL versions 1.1.1i and below are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1j. OpenSSL versions 1.0.2x and below are affected by this issue. However OpenSSL 1.0.2 is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. Premium support customers of OpenSSL 1.0.2 should upgrade to 1.0.2y. Other users should upgrade to 1.1.1j. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1j (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1i). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2y (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2x).

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
50.73% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
openssl/openssl · debian/debian linux · tenable/log correlation engine · tenable/nessus network monitor · oracle/business intelligence · oracle/communications cloud native core policy · oracle/enterprise manager for storage management · oracle/enterprise manager ops center · oracle/graalvm · oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone tools · oracle/jd edwards world security · oracle/mysql server · oracle/nosql database · mcafee/epolicy orchestrator · fujitsu/m10-1 firmware · fujitsu/m10-4 firmware · fujitsu/m10-4s firmware · fujitsu/m12-1 firmware · fujitsu/m12-2 firmware · fujitsu/m12-2s firmware · +1 more
Source
openssl-security@openssl.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.