CVE-2026-41565
HIGHCryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt_verify helpers
Title source: cnaDescription
CryptX versions before 0.088_001 for Perl have a stack buffer overflow in four AEAD decrypt_verify helpers. The gcm_decrypt_verify, ccm_decrypt_verify, chacha20poly1305_decrypt_verify and eax_decrypt_verify XS routines copied the caller-supplied authentication tag into a fixed 144-byte stack buffer (MAXBLOCKSIZE) without checking the supplied length. A longer tag overwrites the stack past the buffer. Version 0.088 added the clamp to gcm_decrypt_verify, and 0.088_001 added it to the other three. Any caller of an affected helper that forwards an attacker-controlled tag longer than the buffer can trigger the overflow.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Patch patch
https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/commit/57e69e541b0718ca8724c2f61514322a2d859bc1.patch
Patch patch
https://github.com/DCIT/perl-CryptX/commit/7e56347d420aaf43b2ee1586f4a230492ccf1642.patch
Release Notes release-notes
https://metacpan.org/release/MIK/CryptX-0.088_001
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0049
EPSS Percentile
38.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-121
Status
published
Products (1)
MIK/CryptX
< 0.088_001
Published
May 28, 2026
Tracked Since
May 28, 2026