CVE-2026-41677
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.003 · 22 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From 0.9.0 to before 0.10.78, the *_from_pem_callback APIs did not validate the length returned by the user's callback. A password callback that returns a value larger than the buffer it was given can cause some versions of OpenSSL to over-read this buffer. OpenSSL 3.x is not affected by this. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.78.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–critical · 1.7–9.1
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affected products (16)
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- rust-openssl project rust-openssl0.9.0 → 0.10.78nvdUScpe:2.3:a:rust-openssl_project:rust-openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1657Oracle Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Oracle Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- GHSA-xmgf-hq76-4vx2rust-opennssl has an Out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when returning an oversized length2026-04-22ghsa · osvUS
The `*_from_pem_callback` APIs did not validate the length returned by the user's callback. A password callback that returns a value larger than the buffer it was given can cause some versions of OpenSSL to over-read this buffer. OpenSSL 3.x is not affected by this.
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references (4)
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- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41677cnnvd
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgf-hq76-4vx2enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/rust-openssl/rust-openssl/security/advisories/GHSA-xmgf-hq76-4vx2Vendor Advisorynvd
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