VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-45451
In Mbed TLS before 3.1.0, psa_aead_generate_nonce allows policy bypass or oracle-based decryption when the output buffer is at memory locations accessible to an untrusted application.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.92%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.92%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In Mbed TLS before 3.1.0, psa_aead_generate_nonce allows policy bypass or oracle-based decryption when the output buffer is at memory locations accessible to an untrusted application.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.92% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-327
- Affected
- arm/mbed tls · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.1.0Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/
- https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.1.0Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.