CVE-2025-49601 — Out-of-bounds Read in Mbedtls
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.8
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJul 4
Latest updateJul 7
Description
In MbedTLS 3.3.0 before 3.6.4, mbedtls_lms_import_public_key does not check that the input buffer is at least 4 bytes before reading a 32-bit field, allowing a possible out-of-bounds read on truncated input. Specifically, an out-of-bounds read in mbedtls_lms_import_public_key allows context-dependent attackers to trigger a crash or limited adjacent-memory disclosure by supplying a truncated LMS (Leighton-Micali Signature) public-key buffer under four bytes. An LMS public key starts with a 4-byte…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.5
Affected Packages3 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
3📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2025-49601: mbedtls - In MbedTLS 3.3.0 before 3.6.4, mbedtls_lms_import_public_key does not check that...↗2025
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