Description
In Mbed TLS before 2.28.0 and 3.x before 3.1.0, psa_cipher_generate_iv and psa_cipher_encrypt allow policy bypass or oracle-based decryption when the output buffer is at memory locations accessible to an untrusted application.
Published: 2021-12-21
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-32221 In Mbed TLS before 2.28.0 and 3.x before 3.1.0, psa_cipher_generate_iv and psa_cipher_encrypt allow policy bypass or oracle-based decryption when the output buffer is at memory locations accessible to an untrusted application.
History

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Trustedfirmware
Trustedfirmware mbed Tls
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:arm:mbed_tls:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trustedfirmware:mbed_tls:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:trustedfirmware:mbed_tls:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Arm
Arm mbed Tls
Trustedfirmware
Trustedfirmware mbed Tls

Subscriptions

Fedoraproject Fedora
Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T04:39:21.039Z

Reserved: 2021-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-45450

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-21T07:15:06.727

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:13:23.583

Link: CVE-2021-45450

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses