7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-45450
Mbed TLS Ciphertext Manipulation Vulnerability
Description

In Mbed TLS before 2.28.0 and 3.x before 3.1.0, psa_cipher_generate_iv and psa_cipher_encrypt allow policy bypass or oracle-based decryption when the output buffer is at memory locations accessible to an untrusted application.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 21, 2021, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2023, 4:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-45450 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Arm mbed_tls
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-45450.

URL Resource
https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v2.28.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.1.0 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ Mailing List
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-08 Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-45450 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-45450 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ Mailing List
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.22.0 up to (excluding) 2.28.0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.22.0 up to (excluding) 2.28.0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.22.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.0 OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.22.0 up to (excluding) 2.28.0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-08 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-08 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202301-08 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IL66WKJGXY5AXMTFE7QDMGL3RIBD6PX5/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TALJHOYAYSUJTLN6BYGLO4YJGNZUY74W/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.28.0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.22.0 up to (excluding) 3.1.0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v2.28.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v2.28.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.1.0 No Types Assigned https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls/releases/tag/v3.1.0 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-327
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.28.0 *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-45450 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.02%

score

0.57909

percentile

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