CVE-2023-1255
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenSSL. This security flaw occurs because the AES-XTS cipher decryption implementation for the 64-bit ARM platform contains an issue that could cause it to read past the input buffer, leading to a crash.
Statement
Applications that use the AES-XTS algorithm on the 64-bit ARM platform can crash in rare circumstances. The AES-XTS algorithm is usually for disk encryption.
The AES-XTS cipher decryption implementation for 64 bit ARM platform will read past the end of the ciphertext buffer if the ciphertext size is 4 mod 5, for example, 144 bytes or 1024 bytes. If the memory after the ciphertext buffer is unmapped, this will trigger a crash, resulting in a denial of service.
The application is affected if an attacker can control the size and location of the ciphertext buffer being decrypted by an application using AES-XTS on 64-bit ARM. This is fairly unlikely, making this issue a Low severity one.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Attack Vector | Local | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High | High | High |
| Privileges Required | None | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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