CVE-2026-41677

rust-openssl: Out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when user callback returns an oversized length

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 1.7 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From 0.9.0 to before 0.10.78, the *_from_pem_callback APIs did not validate the length returned by the user's callback. A password callback that returns a value larger than the buffer it was given can cause some versions of OpenSSL to over-read this buffer. OpenSSL 3.x is not affected by this. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.78.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-xmgf-hq76-4vx2 rust-opennssl has an Out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when returning an oversized length
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rust-openssl_project:rust-openssl:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

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First Time appeared Rust-openssl Project
Rust-openssl Project rust-openssl
Vendors & Products Rust-openssl Project
Rust-openssl Project rust-openssl
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description rust-openssl provides OpenSSL bindings for the Rust programming language. From 0.9.0 to before 0.10.78, the *_from_pem_callback APIs did not validate the length returned by the user's callback. A password callback that returns a value larger than the buffer it was given can cause some versions of OpenSSL to over-read this buffer. OpenSSL 3.x is not affected by this. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.10.78.
Title rust-openssl: Out-of-bounds read in PEM password callback when user callback returns an oversized length
Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-1284
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 24, 2026, 6:02 PM
Reserved
Apr 22, 2026, 3:53 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM