Description
CryptoLib provides a software-only solution using the CCSDS Space Data Link Security Protocol - Extended Procedures (SDLS-EP) to secure communications between a spacecraft running the core Flight System (cFS) and a ground station. Prior to version 1.4.3, an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in cryptography_encrypt() occurs when parsing JSON metadata from KMC server responses. The flawed strtok iteration pattern uses ptr + strlen(ptr) + 1 which reads one byte past allocated buffer boundaries when processing short or malformed metadata strings. This issue has been patched in version 1.4.3.
References
https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw
https://github.com/nasa/CryptoLib/security/advisories/GHSA-4g6v-36fv-qcvw
CVSS impact metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.9 · Medium
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Analyzed
Published
2026-01-10T01:16:18.263Z
6 days agoLast modified
2026-01-16T16:46:47.517Z
2 hours ago