Out-of-bounds Read in Wolfssl
CVE-2014-2898
wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via multiple calls to the CyaSSL_read function which triggers an out-of-bounds read when an error occurs, related to not checking the return code and MAC verification failure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.html (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2898?
- CVE-2014-2898 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-28.
- How severe is CVE-2014-2898?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.