#VU67767 Buffer overflow in wolfSSL - CVE-2022-39173
Published: September 30, 2022 / Updated: October 30, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67767
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-39173
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
wolfSSL
wolfSSL
Software vendor:
wolfSSL
wolfSSL
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing TLS 1.3 protocol requests with session tickets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ClientHello packet to the affected server, trigger a buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.