Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | Out-of-bounds reads can leak sensitive information from memory, while out-of-bounds writes can corrupt data or enable code execution. With a CVSS score of 4.8 (MEDIUM), this represents a moderate risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker provides a crafted input that causes the application to read or write beyond buffer boundaries, potentially leaking memory contents or hijacking control flow. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 16, 2026
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 type indicator. The function mbedtls_lms_import_public_key reads this type indicator before validating the size of its input.
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RemediationAI
Implement proper bounds checking on all array and buffer accesses. Use memory-safe languages or static analysis tools to detect OOB issues.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Affects 1 package in euvd
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Technical ContextAI · show details
An out-of-bounds memory access occurs when code reads from or writes to memory locations outside the intended buffer boundaries. This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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Lifecycle Timeline
2Executive ViewAI
Organizations using MbedTLS 3.3.0 should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-49601, a out-of-bounds read vulnerability rated CVSS 4.8. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
View allVendor StatusVendor
Ubuntu
Priority: Medium| Release | Status | Version |
|---|---|---|
| oracular | ignored | end of life, was needs-triage |
| bionic | not-affected | code not present |
| focal | not-affected | code not present |
| jammy | not-affected | code not present |
| noble | not-affected | code not present |
| upstream | released | 3.6.4 |
| xenial | not-affected | code not present |
| plucky | ignored | end of life, was needed |
| questing | needed | - |
Debian
Bug #1108788| Release | Status | Fixed Version | Urgency |
|---|---|---|---|
| bullseye | not-affected | - | - |
| bullseye (security) | fixed | 2.16.9-0.1+deb11u3 | - |
| bookworm | not-affected | - | - |
| trixie | fixed | 3.6.5-0.1~deb13u1 | - |
| forky, sid | fixed | 3.6.5-0.1 | - |
| (unstable) | fixed | 3.6.4-1 | - |
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