CVE 7.5 HIGH

CryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt_verify helpers_CVE-2026-41565

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

CryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt_verify helpers.

The gcm_decrypt_verify, ccm_decrypt_verify, chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify and eax_decrypt_verify XS routines copied the caller-supplied authentication tag into a fixed 144-byte stack buffer (MAXBLOCKSIZE) without checking the supplied length. A longer tag overwrites the stack past the buffer. Version 0.088 added the clamp to gcm_decrypt_verify, and 0.088_001 added it to the other three.

Any caller of an affected helper that forwards an attacker-controlled tag longer than the buffer can trigger the overflow.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-41565
Source CPANSec
Published May 28, 2026 at 14:13
Modified May 29, 2026 at 15:53

Affected Product

Vendor MIK
Product CryptX
Affected Versions MIK CryptX 0

CWE Classification

References

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