CVE-2020-12457

An issue was discovered in wolfSSL before 4.5.0. It mishandles the change_cipher_spec (CCS) message processing logic for TLS 1.3. If an attacker sends ChangeCipherSpec messages in a crafted way involving more than one in a row, the server becomes stuck in the ProcessReply() loop, i.e., a denial of service.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/2927	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v4.5.0-stable	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wolfssl:wolfssl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-08-21 14:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:27

NVD link : CVE-2020-12457

Mitre link : CVE-2020-12457

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-12457

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wolfssl

wolfssl

CWE

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

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