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[TLP:CLEAR] OpenSSL fixes 3 vulnerabilities

With versions 3.5.4, 3.4.3, 3.3.5, 3.2.6, 3.0.18, 1.1.1zd and 1.0.2zm, OpenSSL fixes 3 vulnerabilities [1].

OpenSSL - out-of-bounds read/write (CVE-2025-9230)
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can, by sending CMS messages, cause out-of-bounds memory access, which may result in a DoS attack, unauthorized access to data and potentially code execution. Exploiting the vulnerability requires the use of password-based encryption (PWRI), which is very rarely used.

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • OpenSSL; >=1.0.2, <1.0.2zm; >=1.1.1, <1.1.1zd; >=3.0, <3.0.18; >=3.2, <3.2.6; >=3.3, <3.3.5; >=3.4, <3.4.3; >=3.5, <3.5.4;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 9. 2025.

OpenSSL - private key recovery (CVE-2025-9231)
CVSS 5.9 (Medium)

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a timing side channel and thus potentially obtain the victim's private key. The vulnerability can be exploited only on the 64-bit ARM platform using the SM2 algorithm, which OpenSSL does not support natively [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • OpenSSL; >=3.2, <3.2.6; >=3.3, <3.3.5; >=3.4, <3.4.3; >=3.5, <3.5.4;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 9. 2025.

OpenSSL - out-of-bound read (CVE-2025-9232)
CVSS 5.9 (Medium)

Using social engineering, an unauthenticated remote attacker can read beyond the bounds of allocated memory in the HTTP API, which may lead to a DoS attack. To exploit the vulnerability, the "no_proxy" environment variable must be set and an IPv6 address must be used in the authoritative host part of the URL [1].

The vulnerability is present in product:

  • OpenSSL; >=3.0, <3.0.18; >=3.2, <3.2.6; >=3.3, <3.3.5; >=3.4, <3.4.3; >=3.5, <3.5.4;

CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

More information:

The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 30. 9. 2025.


By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Martin Krajči on 3. 10. 2025.

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