dereference in the PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function.
Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which leads to
Denial of Service for an application processing PKCS#12 files.
The PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function does not check whether the oct
parameter is NULL before dereferencing it. When called from
PKCS12_unpack_p7encdata() with a malformed PKCS#12 file, this parameter can
be NULL, causing a crash. The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service
and cannot be escalated to achieve code execution or memory disclosure.
Exploiting this issue requires an attacker to provide a malformed PKCS#12 file
to an application that processes it. For that reason the issue was assessed as
Low severity according to our Security Policy.
The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue,
as the PKCS#12 implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary.
OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are vulnerable to this issue.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6113-1 | openssl security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7980-1 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7980-2 | OpenSSL vulnerabilities |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
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| Description | Issue summary: Processing a malformed PKCS#12 file can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function. Impact summary: A NULL pointer dereference can trigger a crash which leads to Denial of Service for an application processing PKCS#12 files. The PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex() function does not check whether the oct parameter is NULL before dereferencing it. When called from PKCS12_unpack_p7encdata() with a malformed PKCS#12 file, this parameter can be NULL, causing a crash. The vulnerability is limited to Denial of Service and cannot be escalated to achieve code execution or memory disclosure. Exploiting this issue requires an attacker to provide a malformed PKCS#12 file to an application that processes it. For that reason the issue was assessed as Low severity according to our Security Policy. The FIPS modules in 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue, as the PKCS#12 implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module boundary. OpenSSL 3.6, 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.0, 1.1.1 and 1.0.2 are vulnerable to this issue. | |
| Title | NULL Pointer Dereference in PKCS12_item_decrypt_d2i_ex function | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: openssl
Published:
Updated: 2026-01-28T15:19:41.794Z
Reserved: 2026-01-06T12:44:09.946Z
Link: CVE-2025-69421
Updated: 2026-01-28T15:19:32.472Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-27T16:16:34.437
Modified: 2026-01-27T16:16:34.437
Link: CVE-2025-69421
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-01-28T12:22:44Z
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN