What is CVE-2024-45158?

CVE-2024-45158 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trustedfirmware Mbed_tls, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2024-45158?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Trustedfirmware Mbed_tls

CVE-2024-45158

An issue was discovered in Mbed TLS 3.6 before 3.6.1. A stack buffer overflow in mbedtls_ecdsa_der_to_raw() and mbedtls_ecdsa_raw_to_der() can occur when the bits parameter is larger than the largest supported curve. In some configurations…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (72.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Trustedfirmware Mbed_tls — versions 3.6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45158?: CVE-2024-45158 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Trustedfirmware Mbed_tls, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2024-45158?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.