wolfSSL up to 5.1.x Mutual Authentication improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in wolfSSL up to 5.1.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Mutual Authentication Handler. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-25640. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in wolfSSL up to 5.1.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Mutual Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/24/2022. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-25640 since 02/22/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: wolfSSL 5.2.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/22/2022 🔍
02/24/2022 +2 days 🔍
02/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/26/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-25640 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-25640
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193700

Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2022 18:33
Updated: 02/26/2022 09:46
Changes: 02/24/2022 18:33 (39), 02/26/2022 09:46 (1)
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