CVE-2025-9232
September 30, 2025
Issue summary: An application using the OpenSSL HTTP client API functions may
trigger an out-of-bounds read if the 'no_proxy' environment variable is set and
the host portion of the authority component of the HTTP URL is an IPv6 address.
Impact summary: An out-of-bounds read can trigger a crash which leads to
Denial of Service for an application.
The OpenSSL HTTP client API functions can be used directly by applications
but they are also used by the OCSP client functions and CMP (Certificate
Management Protocol) client implementation in OpenSSL. However the URLs used
by these implementations are unlikely to be controlled by an attacker.
In this vulnerable code the out of bounds read can only trigger a crash.
Furthermore the vulnerability requires an attacker-controlled URL to be
passed from an application to the OpenSSL function and the user has to have
a 'no_proxy' environment variable set. For the aforementioned reasons the
issue was assessed as Low severity.
The vulnerable code was introduced in the following patch releases:
3.0.16, 3.1.8, 3.2.4, 3.3.3, 3.4.0 and 3.5.0.
The FIPS modules in 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this
issue, as the HTTP client implementation is outside the OpenSSL FIPS module
boundary.
Affected Packages
openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.5.0 <3.5.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.5.4openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.2.4 <3.2.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.6openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.3.3 <3.3.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.5openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.0 <3.4.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.3openssl (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.16 <3.0.18Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.18https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.2.4 <openssl-3.2.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.2.6https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.4.0 <openssl-3.4.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.4.3https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.5.0 <openssl-3.5.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.5.4https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.3.3 <openssl-3.3.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.3.5https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=openssl-3.0.16 <openssl-3.0.18Fix Suggestion:
Update to version openssl-3.0.18Related ResourcesĀ (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Read
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04