CVE-2025-3416
Rust-openssl: rust-openssl use-after-free in `md::fetch` and `cipher::fetch`
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 41st percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was found in OpenSSL's handling of the properties argument in certain functions. This vulnerability can allow use-after-free exploitation, which may result in undefined behavior or incorrect property parsing, leading to OpenSSL treating the input as an empty string.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 41st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 448 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Red Hat Directory Server 11Databases / relational
- Red Hat Directory Server 12Databases / relational
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Operating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Cloud & SaaS / container-orchestration
- Red Hat Trusted Artifact SignerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Trusted Profile AnalyzerOperating Systems / linux-distro
- Red Hat Directory ServerOperating Systems / linux-distro
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Scored 3.7 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3416
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2357560
- github.com/sfackler/rust-openssl
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