CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedOpenSSL versions prior to 1.4.0 are vulnerable due to a critical flaw in the pqc.py module, where KEM decapsulation failures revert to a simulation mode that allows attackers to derive a shared secret using just 16 bytes of the private key and public encapsulated key data. This vulnerability enables unauthorized decryption of all ciphertexts, posing a significant risk to data confidentiality. Organizations utilizing affected OpenSSL versions should prioritize immediate updates to mitigate this critical security threat.
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Original NVD Description
openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 contain a critical vulnerability in pqc.py where KEM decapsulation failures silently fall back to simulation mode, generating a deterministic shared secret from only 16 bytes of the private key and publicly available encapsulated key data. Attackers who obtain 16 bytes of the private key can compute the shared secret and decrypt all ciphertext, as the fallback triggers on any KEM failure without raising an error.
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