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CVE-2021-3446

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.15%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects OpenSSL.

CVE
CVE-2021-3446
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.15%
OpenSSL

Original NVD Description

A flaw was found in libtpms in versions before 0.8.2. The commonly used integration of libtpms with OpenSSL contained a vulnerability related to the returned IV (initialization vector) when certain symmetric ciphers were used. Instead of returning the last IV it returned the initial IV to the caller, thus weakening the subsequent encryption and decryption steps. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

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