Buffer overflow in Mbed TLS



Published: 2023-10-10
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-43615
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU81727

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43615

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can send a malformed encrypted (or null-encrypted) record and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mbed TLS: 2.0.0 - 3.4.1

External links

http://mbed-tls.readthedocs.io/en/latest/security-advisories/mbedtls-security-advisory-2023-10-1/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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