CVE-2025-42940CWE-787

CVE-2025-42940

High · published November 11, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A crafty ASN.1 attack can trigger memory corruption in the SAP CommonCryptoLib, potentially crashing your application! Think of it like a chef trying to follow a recipe without checking if their ingredients are fresh. One spoiled ingredient can spoil the whole dish — in this case, bad ASN.1 data leads to a total application meltdown! If an attacker sends malicious ASN.1 data, it could lead to memory corruption, causing your application to crash and resulting in downtime. While it doesn't compromise your data's confidentiality or integrity, the availability hit could spell disaster for your users. Downtime can lead to frustration and lost opportunities!

Put simply

Think of it like a chef trying to follow a recipe without checking if their ingredients are fresh. One spoiled ingredient can spoil the whole dish — in this case, bad ASN.1 data leads to a total application meltdown! This vulnerability in SAP CommonCryptoLib arises from inadequate boundary checks during pre-authentication parsing of ASN.1 data. When malformed data is processed, it can corrupt memory, ultimately crashing the application.

What to do

If an attacker sends malicious ASN.1 data, it could lead to memory corruption, causing your application to crash and resulting in downtime. While it doesn't compromise your data's confidentiality or integrity, the availability hit could spell disaster for your users. Downtime can lead to frustration and lost opportunities! To protect your systems, update SAP CommonCryptoLib to the latest version as soon as possible. Additionally, consider implementing monitoring for unusual traffic patterns that may indicate attempts to exploit this vulnerability. Don't forget to review your system logs for any signs of trouble! You've got this! By taking these steps, you'll keep your application running smoothly and your users happy. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00453 · 38.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2025-11-11T06:15Z
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 NOV 00:20Z
    Memory Corruption vulnerability in SAP CommonCryptoLib
    cvelistv5