Denial of service in OpenSSL AES-XTS implementation

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU75388

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1255

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the AES-XTS cipher decryption implementation for 64 bit ARM platform. An attacker with ability to control the size and location of the ciphertext buffer can trigger an out-of-bounds read and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenSSL: 3.0.0 - 3.1.0

External links

http://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20230420.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.