7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-29242
OpenSSL GOST Engine Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

GOST engine is a reference implementation of the Russian GOST crypto algorithms for OpenSSL. TLS clients using GOST engine when ciphersuite `TLS_GOSTR341112_256_WITH_KUZNYECHIK_CTR_OMAC` is agreed and the server uses 512 bit GOST secret keys are vulnerable to buffer overflow. GOST engine version 3.0.1 contains a patch for this issue. Disabling ciphersuite `TLS_GOSTR341112_256_WITH_KUZNYECHIK_CTR_OMAC` is a possible workaround.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2022, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-29242 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-29242 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 Gost_engine_project gost_engine

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Updated: 1 month ago
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Born at : Feb. 23, 2023, 5:42 a.m. This repo has been linked 474 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-29242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-29242 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/7df766124f87768b43b9e8947c5a01e17545772c
    Added Reference https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/b2b4d629f100eaee9f5942a106b1ccefe85b8808
    Added Reference https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/c6655a0b620a3e31f085cc906f8073fe81b2fad3
    Added Reference https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/releases/tag/v3.0.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/security/advisories/GHSA-2rmw-8wpg-vgw5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/7df766124f87768b43b9e8947c5a01e17545772c No Types Assigned https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/7df766124f87768b43b9e8947c5a01e17545772c Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/b2b4d629f100eaee9f5942a106b1ccefe85b8808 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/b2b4d629f100eaee9f5942a106b1ccefe85b8808 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/c6655a0b620a3e31f085cc906f8073fe81b2fad3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/commit/c6655a0b620a3e31f085cc906f8073fe81b2fad3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/releases/tag/v3.0.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/releases/tag/v3.0.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/security/advisories/GHSA-2rmw-8wpg-vgw5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gost-engine/engine/security/advisories/GHSA-2rmw-8wpg-vgw5 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gost_engine_project:gost_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.1
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Exploit Prediction

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

1.00 }} 0.41%

score

0.75865

percentile

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