CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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4Description
Issue summary: During processing of a crafted CMS EnvelopedData message with KeyTransportRecipientInfo a NULL pointer dereference can happen. Impact summary: Applications that process attacker-controlled CMS data may crash before authentication or cryptographic operations occur resulting in Denial of Service. When a CMS EnvelopedData message that uses KeyTransportRecipientInfo with RSA-OAEP encryption is processed, the optional parameters field of RSA-OAEP SourceFunc algorithm identifier is examined without checking for its presence. This results in a NULL pointer dereference if the field is missing. Applications and services that call CMS_decrypt() on untrusted input (e.g., S/MIME processing or CMS-based protocols) are vulnerable. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the affected code is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
Analysis
NULL pointer dereference in OpenSSL CMS EnvelopedData processing enables unauthenticated remote denial of service. Affects OpenSSL 1.0.2 through 3.6.x when processing attacker-controlled CMS messages with KeyTransportRecipientInfo using RSA-OAEP encryption. …
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Remediation
Within 24 hours: Identify all systems running OpenSSL 1.0.2-3.6.x that process untrusted CMS messages (S/MIME, CMS protocols, email servers). Within 7 days: Apply vendor-released patch to all affected OpenSSL installations and restart dependent services. …
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EUVD-2026-19966