CVE-2023-1255

Input buffer over-read in AES-XTS implementation on 64 bit ARM

Medium · published April 20, 2023

CVSS v3.1
5.9
EPSS
1%
Percentile
61.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Issue summary: The AES-XTS cipher decryption implementation for 64 bit ARM

platform contains a bug that could cause it to read past the input buffer,

leading to a crash.

Impact summary: Applications that use the AES-XTS algorithm on the 64 bit ARM

platform can crash in rare circumstances. The AES-XTS algorithm is usually

used 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 in 16

byte blocks, e.g. 144 bytes or 1024 bytes. If the memory after the ciphertext

buffer is unmapped, this will trigger a crash which results in a denial of

service.

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, the

application is affected. This is fairly unlikely making this issue

a Low severity one.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.9 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00953 · 61.0th percentile
Published
2023-04-20T16:14Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 APR 16:14Z
    Input buffer over-read in AES-XTS implementation on 64 bit ARM
    cvelistv5