RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition versions from 4.0.0.0 before 4.0.5.4 and from 4.1.0 before 4.1.4, RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite versions fr
RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition versions from 4.0.0.0 before 4.0.5.4 and from 4.1.0 before 4.1.4, RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite versions from 4.0.0 before 4.0.13 and from 4.1.0 before 4.4 and RSA Crypto-C versions from 6.0.0 through 6.4.* are vulnerable to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing DSA signature. A malicious remote user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause a crash in the library of the affected system.
- Published
- Sep 30, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.4% · 83th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.4%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · dell
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| dell | bsafe crypto-c | cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-c |
| dell | bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition | cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_crypto-c-micro-edition |
| dell | bsafe micro-edition-suite | cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe_micro-edition-suite |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- dell bsafe crypto-c6.0.0 and later · up to 6.4 inclusive
- dell bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition4.0.0 and later · before 4.0.5.4
- dell bsafe crypto-c-micro-edition4.1.0 and later · before 4.1.4
- dell bsafe micro-edition-suite4.0.0 and later · before 4.0.13
- dell bsafe micro-edition-suite4.1.0 and later · before 4.4.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (dell). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition
- 4.0.0.0 and later · before 4.0.5.4affected · semver
- 4.1.0 and later · before 4.1.4affected · semver
Dell RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
- 4.0.0 and later · before 4.0.13affected · semver
- 4.1.0 and later · before 4.4affected · semver
Dell RSA Crypto-C
- 6.0.0 and later · up to and including 6.4.*affected · semver
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition | 4.0.5.4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition | 4.1.4 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Dell RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite | 4.0.13 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Dell RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite | 4.4 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000194054
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2140
- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2141
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.