wolfSSL through 5.0.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and infinite loop in the client component by sending crafted traffic from a Machine-in-the-Middle (MITM) position. The root cause is that the client module accepts TLS messages that normally are only sent to TLS servers.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases | Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
08 Sep 2022, 20:12
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.9 |
CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
References | (MISC) https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/ - Vendor Advisory | |
References | (MISC) https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory | |
CWE | CWE-835 |
02 Sep 2022, 12:56
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2022-09-02 12:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 22:51
NVD link : CVE-2021-44718
Mitre link : CVE-2021-44718
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-44718
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Products Affected
wolfssl
- wolfssl
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')