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CVE-2022-3358 — OpenSSL supports creating a custom cipher via the legacy EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() f

OpenSSL supports creating a custom cipher via the legacy EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() function and associated function calls. This function was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and application authors are instead encouraged to use the new provider mechanism in order to implement custom ciphers

CVSS
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EPSS
15.66% (top 5.40%)
CWE
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Published
2022-10-11T15:00:14.123Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T16:33:30.640Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

OpenSSL supports creating a custom cipher via the legacy EVP_CIPHER_meth_new() function and associated function calls. This function was deprecated in OpenSSL 3.0 and application authors are instead encouraged to use the new provider mechanism in order to implement custom ciphers. OpenSSL versions 3.0.0 to 3.0.5 incorrectly handle legacy custom ciphers passed to the EVP_EncryptInit_ex2()…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
OpenSSLOpenSSLFixed in OpenSSL 3.0.6 (Affected 3.0.0-3.0.5)

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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