Low-level invalid GF(2^m) parameters lead to OOB memory access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 8 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Issue summary: Use of the low-level GF(2^m) elliptic curve APIs with untrusted explicit values for the field polynomial can lead to out-of-bounds memory reads or writes. Impact summary: Out of bound memory writes can lead to an application crash or even a possibility of a remote code execution, however, in all the protocols involving Elliptic Curve Cryptography that we're aware of, either only "named curves" are supported, or, if explicit curve parameters are supported, they specify an X9.62 encoding of binary (GF(2^m)) curves that can't represent problematic input values. Thus the likelihood of existence of a vulnerable application is low. In particular, the X9.62 encoding is used for ECC keys in X.509 certificates, so problematic inputs cannot occur in the context of processing X.509 certificates. Any problematic use-cases would have to be using an "exotic" curve encoding. The affected APIs include: EC_GROUP_new_curve_GF2m(), EC_GROUP_new_from_params(), and various supporting BN_GF2m_*() functions. Applications working with "exotic" explicit binary (GF(2^m)) curve parameters, that make it possible to represent invalid field polynomials with a zero constant term, via the above or similar APIs, may terminate abruptly as a result of reading or writing outside of array bounds. Remote code execution cannot easily be ruled out. The FIPS modules in 3.3, 3.2, 3.1 and 3.0 are not affected by this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSSL | OpenSSL | 3.3.0 to before 3.3.3; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.4; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.16; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1zb; 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zl | 3.3.3, 3.2.4, 3.1.8, 3.0.16, 1.1.1zb, 1.0.2zl | Patch available | CNA |
- OpenSSL VendorOpenSSL Affected 3.3.0 to before 3.3.3; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.4; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.8; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.16; 1.1.1 to before 1.1.1zb; 1.0.2 to before 1.0.2zl Fixed in 3.3.3, 3.2.4, 3.1.8, 3.0.16, 1.1.1zb, 1.0.2zl Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenSSL (OpenSSL) Fixed in 3.3.3, 3.2.4, 3.1.8, 3.0.16, 1.1.1zb, 1.0.2zl
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat JBoss Core Services | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-9143
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q764-r57m-9wp9
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-9143 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-9143 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q764-r57m-9wp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-9143 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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