CVE-2026-44662

rust-openssl: Heap buffer overflow when encrypting with AES key-wrap-with-padding

MEDIUM
5.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 14, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSL

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Severity
MEDIUM5.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From 0.10.0 to before 0.10.79, CipherCtxRef::cipher_update, CipherCtxRef::cipher_update_vec, and symm::Crypter::update incorrectly sized output buffers when used with AES key-wrap-with-padding ciphers (EVP_aes_{128,192,256}_wrap_pad). For a non-multiple-of-8 input, OpenSSL writes up to 7 bytes past the end of the caller's buffer or Vec, producing attacker-controllable heap corruption when the plaintext length is attacker-influenced. This only impacts users using AES key-wrap-with-padding ciphers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.79.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.10.79
Affected range stops below 0.10.79, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-122

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