What is CVE-2023-26084?

CVE-2023-26084 is a low-severity vulnerability in Arm Aarch64cryptolib, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-26084?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Arm Aarch64cryptolib

CVE-2023-26084

The armv8_dec_aes_gcm_full() API of Arm AArch64cryptolib before 86065c6 fails to the verify the authentication tag of AES-GCM protected data, leading to a man-in-the-middle attack. This occurs because of an improperly initialized variable.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Arm Aarch64cryptolib
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26084?: CVE-2023-26084 is a low-severity vulnerability in Arm Aarch64cryptolib, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-26084?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.