Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a denial-of-service risk in RSA BSAFE cryptographic libraries. A remote unauthenticated attacker could trigger a crash when an affected system processes a DSA signature. The business risk is service disruption in products or embedded systems that still include vulnerable BSAFE versions.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where BSAFE is present in reachable services because exploitation can disrupt availability without authentication. It is lower priority for isolated systems or environments where affected DSA processing is not reachable.
Technical view
CVE-2019-3728 is a CWE-125 out-of-bounds read in DSA signature processing affecting specified RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, Micro Edition Suite, and RSA Crypto-C versions. The CVSS 3.1 vector is network, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with high availability impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in legacy applications, appliances, or embedded products that bundle RSA BSAFE rather than systems visibly branded as RSA. Inventory must trace linked cryptographic libraries and vendor-supplied components.
Exploitation context
The provided sources support remote unauthenticated crash potential but do not show confirmed active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle. No exploit details are needed to validate exposure.
Researcher notes
The evidence supports availability impact only: no confidentiality or integrity impact is described. Affected-version details are clear for several BSAFE branches, but remediation detail for RSA Crypto-C 6.0.0 through 6.4.* should be confirmed from Dell guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Identify products and binaries that include RSA BSAFE libraries.
- Upgrade BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition to fixed versions referenced by Dell.
- Upgrade BSAFE Micro Edition Suite to fixed versions referenced by Dell.
- For RSA Crypto-C 6.0.0 through 6.4.*, check Dell guidance for remediation.
- Prioritize internet-facing or high-availability services first.
Validation and detection
- Check software bills of materials for RSA BSAFE components.
- Confirm deployed BSAFE version ranges against the CVE record.
- Ask vendors whether their products bundle affected RSA BSAFE libraries.
- Review crash telemetry around DSA signature handling in exposed services.
- Document compensating controls where upgrade timing is vendor-dependent.
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000194054CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2141CVE reference
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2140CVE reference
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Read
Out-of-bounds Read represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.