CVE-2023-26084 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

Published: 2023-03-15

Score: 3.7 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:arm:aarch64cryptolib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-29958	The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00232.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ARM-software/AArch64cryptolib/security/advisories/GHSA-47c6-7x5x-r74g

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Arm Aarch64cryptolib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T21:08:42.908Z

Reserved: 2023-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-26084

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T11:39:06.561Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-15T14:15:11.890

Modified: 2025-02-27T22:15:35.920

Link: CVE-2023-26084

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-665

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