CVE-2023-42811
aes-gcm is a pure Rust implementation of the AES-GCM. Starting in version 0.10.0 and prior to version 0.10.3, in the AES GCM implementation of decrypt_in_place_detached, the decrypted ciphertext (i.e. the correct plaintext) is exposed even if tag verification fails. If a program using the `aes-gcm` crate's `decrypt_in_place*` APIs accesses the buffer after decryption failure, it will contain a decryption of an unauthenticated input. Depending on the specific nature of the program this may enable Chosen Ciphertext Attacks (CCAs) which can cause a catastrophic breakage of the cipher including full plaintext recovery. Version 0.10.3 contains a fix for this issue.
Published:Sep 22, 2023
Last Modified:Jun 18, 2025
EPS:Sep 22, 2023
EPSS Score:0.00016
CVSS Score:4.7
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Aes-gcm Project
Product
Aes-gcm
Aes-gcm Project
Aes-gcm
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
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High
Availability
None
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High
