FKIE_CVE-2022-42905

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-07 00:15 - Updated: 2025-05-02 19:15
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Summary
In wolfSSL before 5.5.2, if callback functions are enabled (via the WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS flag), then a malicious TLS 1.3 client or network attacker can trigger a buffer over-read on the heap of 5 bytes. (WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS is only intended for debugging.)
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170610/wolfSSL-WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS-Heap-Buffer-Over-Read.htmlThird Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/01/12/wolfssl-vulnerabilities-tlspuffin-fuzzing-ssh/
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.5.2-stableRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170610/wolfSSL-WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS-Heap-Buffer-Over-Read.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jan/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.trailofbits.com/2023/01/12/wolfssl-vulnerabilities-tlspuffin-fuzzing-ssh/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releasesRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.5.2-stableRelease Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wolfssl wolfssl *
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  "lastModified": "2025-05-02T19:15:54.400",
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