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CVE-2021-44718

 

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

wolfSSL through 5.0.0 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service and infinite loop in the client component by sending crafted traffic from a Machine-in-the-Middle (MITM) position. The root cause is that the client module accepts TLS messages that normally are only sent to TLS servers.

wolfSSL versiones hasta 5.0.0, permite a un atacante causar una denegación de servicio y un bucle infinito en el componente cliente mediante el envío de tráfico diseñado desde una posición de tipo Machine-in-the-Middle (MITM). La causa principal es que el módulo cliente acepta mensajes TLS que normalmente sólo son enviados a servidores TLS

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-12-07 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-09-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Wolfssl
Search vendor "Wolfssl"
 Wolfssl
Search vendor "Wolfssl" for product "Wolfssl"
 <= 5.0.0
Search vendor "Wolfssl" for product "Wolfssl" and version " <= 5.0.0"
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Affected