CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-25099

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In the CryptX module before 0.062 for Perl, gcm_decrypt_verify() and chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify() do not verify the tag.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libcryptx-perlDebian
Fixed in:0.062-1CVE-2018-25099
Fixed in:0.062-1CVE-2018-25099
Fixed in:0.062-1CVE-2018-25099
Fixed in:0.062-1CVE-2018-25099
libcryptx-perlUbuntu
Fixed in:0.056-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8128-1
Fixed in:0.067-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8128-1
Fixed in:0.076-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8128-1
Fixed in:0.080-2ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-8128-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

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