CVE-2017-8854

wolfSSL before 3.10.2 has an out-of-bounds memory access with loading crafted DH parameters, aka a buffer overflow triggered by a malformed temporary DH file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v3.10.2-stable - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-05-09 20:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-8854

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8854

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8854

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wolfssl

wolfssl

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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