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diff --git a/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/cms.pod b/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/cms.pod
index a09588a18df4..75b698834a28 100644
--- a/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/cms.pod
+++ b/crypto/openssl/doc/apps/cms.pod
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ decrypt mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Expects an
encrypted mail message in MIME format for the input file. The decrypted mail
is written to the output file.
+=item B<-debug_decrypt>
+
+this option sets the B<CMS_DEBUG_DECRYPT> flag. This option should be used
+with caution: see the notes section below.
+
=item B<-sign>
sign mail using the supplied certificate and private key. Input file is
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ output an error.
=item B<-EncryptedData_encrypt>
-Encrypt suppled content using supplied symmetric key and algorithm using a CMS
+Encrypt content using supplied symmetric key and algorithm using a CMS
B<EncrytedData> type and output the content.
=item B<-sign_receipt>
@@ -446,32 +451,42 @@ Streaming is always used for the B<-sign> operation with detached data but
since the content is no longer part of the CMS structure the encoding
remains DER.
+If the B<-decrypt> option is used without a recipient certificate then an
+attempt is made to locate the recipient by trying each potential recipient
+in turn using the supplied private key. To thwart the MMA attack
+(Bleichenbacher's attack on PKCS #1 v1.5 RSA padding) all recipients are
+tried whether they succeed or not and if no recipients match the message
+is "decrypted" using a random key which will typically output garbage.
+The B<-debug_decrypt> option can be used to disable the MMA attack protection
+and return an error if no recipient can be found: this option should be used
+with caution. For a fuller description see L<CMS_decrypt(3)|CMS_decrypt(3)>).
+
=head1 EXIT CODES
=over 4
-=item 0
+=item Z<>0
the operation was completely successfully.
-=item 1
+=item Z<>1
an error occurred parsing the command options.
-=item 2
+=item Z<>2
one of the input files could not be read.
-=item 3
+=item Z<>3
an error occurred creating the CMS file or when reading the MIME
message.
-=item 4
+=item Z<>4
an error occurred decrypting or verifying the message.
-=item 5
+=item Z<>5
the message was verified correctly but an error occurred writing out
the signers certificates.