CVE-2018-16870

Description

It was found that wolfssl before 3.15.7 is vulnerable to a new variant of the Bleichenbacher attack to perform downgrade attacks against TLS. This may lead to leakage of sensible data.

Categories

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Third-Party Advisory eyalro.net Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a wolfssl
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/1950 third party advisory patch
http://cat.eyalro.net/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16870?
CVE-2018-16870 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16870?
To fix CVE-2018-16870, 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-2018-16870 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16870 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-16870?
CVE-2018-16870 affects n/a wolfssl.
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