CVE-2014-2899

Description

wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via (1) a request for the peer certificate when a certificate parsing failure occurs or (2) a client_key_exchange message when the ephemeral key is not found.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.40% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory wolfssl.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9%2C_2014.html vendor advisory
http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-53 vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126 mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66780 vdb entry
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/57743 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2899?
CVE-2014-2899 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2899?
To fix CVE-2014-2899, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2899 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2899 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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