Vulnerability in Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls

CVE-2024-28836

An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.5.x before 3.6.0. When negotiating the TLS version on the server side, it can fall back to the TLS 1.2 implementation of the protocol if it is disabled. If the TLS 1.2 implementation was disabled at build time, a TLS 1.2 client could put a TLS 1.3-only server into an infinite loop processing a TLS 1.2 ClientHello, resulting in a denial of service. If the TLS 1.2 implementation was disabled at runtime, a TLS 1.2 client can successfully establish a TLS 1.2 connection with the server.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28836?
CVE-2024-28836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Trustedfirmware Mbed Tls, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-28836?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.