CVE-2017-13099

wolfSSL Bleichenbacher/ROBOT

Description

wolfSSL prior to version 3.12.2 provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable wolfSSL application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 69.07% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org Third-Party Advisory arubanetworks.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory siemens.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory robotattack.org
Affected: wolfSSL wolfSSL
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102174 issue tracking mitigation vdb entry third party advisory
https://robotattack.org/ issue tracking third party advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-464260.pdf third party advisory
http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-002.txt third party advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389 issue tracking us government resource mitigation third party advisory
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/1229 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-13099?
CVE-2017-13099 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-13099?
To fix CVE-2017-13099, 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-2017-13099 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-13099 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~69% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-13099?
CVE-2017-13099 affects wolfSSL wolfSSL.
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