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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
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        "dateReserved": "2026-06-11T15:46:12.318Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-08T23:25:30.942Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-09T16:03:38.312Z"
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            "title": "OpenIDC/cjose has a heap buffer overflow in AES Key Wrap decryption (A128KW/A192KW/A256KW)",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-122",
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                            "description": "CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-787",
                            "lang": "en",
                            "description": "CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write",
                            "type": "CWE"
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                    "cvssV3_1": {
                        "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                        "attackVector": "NETWORK",
                        "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                        "baseScore": 8.2,
                        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                        "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
                        "integrityImpact": "LOW",
                        "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
                        "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                        "userInteraction": "NONE",
                        "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H",
                        "version": "3.1"
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                {
                    "name": "https://github.com/OpenIDC/cjose/security/advisories/GHSA-75r7-f5cv-g3wj",
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                    "url": "https://github.com/OpenIDC/cjose/security/advisories/GHSA-75r7-f5cv-g3wj"
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                    "lang": "en",
                    "value": "OpenIDC/cjose is a C library implementing the Javascript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE). Prior to version 0.6.2.5, cjose's JWE decryption path for the AES Key Wrap key-management algorithms (`alg` = `A128KW`, `A192KW`, `A256KW`) does not validate the length of the attacker-supplied `encrypted_key` (JWE Encrypted Key) before unwrapping it into a fixed-size, heap-allocated Content Encryption Key (CEK) buffer. A remote, unauthenticated attacker who can submit a crafted JWE to an application that decrypts it with an AES-KW symmetric key can trigger an out-of-bounds heap write, corrupting the heap. This leads at minimum to a crash (denial of service) and, depending on the heap layout and allocator, may be leverageable for further memory-corruption impact. `cjose_jwe_import()` / `cjose_jwe_decrypt()` are pre-authentication entry points: they parse and process fully attacker-controlled input. Upgrade to cjose 0.6.2.5 to receive a patch. If upgrading is not immediately possible, reject the AES Key Wrap algorithms (`A128KW`/`A192KW`/`A256KW`) for untrusted JWEs at the application layer."
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                "advisory": "GHSA-75r7-f5cv-g3wj",
                "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
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                                "timestamp": "2026-09-09T15:51:50.383252Z",
                                "id": "CVE-2026-53938",
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                                        "Exploitation": "none"
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                                        "Technical Impact": "partial"
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                                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                                "version": "2.0.3"
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