Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2021-3711 is a buffer overflow in OpenSSL's SM2 decryption handling. An application that decrypts attacker-provided SM2 content could allocate too small a buffer, leading to a crash or altered behavior. The issue is fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1l; versions 1.1.1 through 1.1.1k are listed as affected. Exposure is limited to systems using affected OpenSSL 1.1.1-1.1.1k builds where applications decrypt attacker-controlled SM2 content. Downstream advisories from Debian, Oracle, NetApp, Gentoo, Siemens, and Tenable show packaged and embedded exposure may need separate vendor tracking. Treat this as a high-priority dependency remediation where affected OpenSSL versions are present, especially in internet-facing or partner-facing systems. Urgency is lower for environments with no SM2 decryption path or no attacker-controlled SM2 input. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected OpenSSL 1.1.1 deployments to OpenSSL 1.1.1l or later.; Apply operating system or appliance vendor updates that include the OpenSSL fix.; Inventory applications and products that perform SM2 decryption with OpenSSL..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.openssl.org/news/secadv/20210824.txtCVE reference
- https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59f5e75f3bced8fc0e130d72a3f582cf7b480b46CVE reference
- DSA-4963CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- [tomcat-dev] 20210825 OpenSSL security announcement - do we need a Tomcat Native release?CVE reference · mailing-list
- [tomcat-dev] 20210826 Re: OpenSSL security announcement - do we need a Tomcat Native release?CVE reference · mailing-list
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0010/CVE reference
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlCVE reference
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-16CVE reference
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlCVE reference
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211022-0003/CVE reference
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-02CVE reference
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlCVE reference
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdfCVE reference
- GLSA-202209-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202210-02CVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/CVE reference
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