CVE-2021-44718
 
Severity Score
5.9
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*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
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SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2021-12-07 CVE Reserved
- 2022-09-02 CVE Published
- 2024-03-25 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (2)
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https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases | Release Notes |
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https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/security-vulnerabilities | 2022-09-08 |