VYPR
High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 16, 2021· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2021-23840

CVE-2021-23840

Description

Calls to EVP_CipherUpdate, EVP_EncryptUpdate and EVP_DecryptUpdate may overflow the output length argument in some cases where the input length is close to the maximum permissable length for an integer on the platform. In such cases the return value from the function call will be 1 (indicating success), but the output length value will be negative. This could cause applications to behave incorrectly or crash. OpenSSL versions 1.1.1i and below are affected by this issue. Users of these versions should upgrade to OpenSSL 1.1.1j. OpenSSL versions 1.0.2x and below are affected by this issue. However OpenSSL 1.0.2 is out of support and no longer receiving public updates. Premium support customers of OpenSSL 1.0.2 should upgrade to 1.0.2y. Other users should upgrade to 1.1.1j. Fixed in OpenSSL 1.1.1j (Affected 1.1.1-1.1.1i). Fixed in OpenSSL 1.0.2y (Affected 1.0.2-1.0.2x).

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
openssl-srccrates.io
< 111.14.0111.14.0

Affected products

43
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.10.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Node.js/Node.js3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*range: >=10.0.0,<=10.12.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:14.15.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*range: >=10.13.0,<10.24.0
  • cpe:2.3:a:openssl:openssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: >=1.0.2,<1.0.2y
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:5.5.0.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence:5.9.0.0.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_for_storage_management:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:19.3.5:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.1.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.0.0.2:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <9.2.6.0
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_world_security:a9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <5.7.33
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:nosql_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <20.3
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:log_correlation_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <6.0.8
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:5.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m10-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m10-4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m10-4s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m12-1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m12-2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410
  • cpe:2.3:o:fujitsu:m12-2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <xcp2410

Patches

9

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

References

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