An issue was discovered in Noise-Java through 2020-08-27. ChaChaPolyCipherState.encryptWithAd() allows out-of-bounds access.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-25021 is rated Moderate Risk (62.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 1.23% | 0.63% | -0.59% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.63% | 1.23% | +0.59% |
| 3 | 2025-03-17 | — | 0.63% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| noise-java_project | noise-java | <= 2020-08-27 | cpe:2.3:a:noise-java_project:noise-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159057/Noise-Java-ChaChaPolyCipherState.encryptWithAd-Insufficient-Boundary-Checks.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Sep/14 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/rweather/noise-java/commit/18e86b6f8bea7326934109aa9ffa705ebf4bde90 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/rweather/noise-java/pull/12 | Third Party Advisory |