What is CVE-2017-8854?

CVE-2017-8854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2017-8854?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Wolfssl

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wolfssl
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8854?: CVE-2017-8854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wolfssl, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2017-8854?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.