VDB-146035 · CVE-2014-2901 · GCVE-0-2014-2901

wolfSSL up to 3.1.x Certificate Hostname certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wolfSSL up to 3.1.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Certificate Handler. This manipulation as part of Hostname causes certificate validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-2901. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in wolfSSL up to 3.1.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation as part of a Hostname leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

wolfssl before 3.2.0 does not properly issue certificates for a server's hostname.

The weakness was published 11/21/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-2901 since 04/18/2014. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 3.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-146037 and VDB-146036. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

wolfSSL

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: wolfSSL 3.2.0

Timelineinfo

04/18/2014 🔍
11/21/2019 +2043 days 🔍
11/22/2019 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2024 +1557 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-2901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146035
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/22/2019 06:43
Updated: 02/26/2024 08:48
Changes: 11/22/2019 06:43 (39), 11/22/2019 06:48 (17), 02/26/2024 08:48 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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