SB2024070499 - Multiple vulnerabilities in wolfSSL



SB2024070499 - Multiple vulnerabilities in wolfSSL

Published: July 4, 2024 Updated: September 4, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024070499
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0901)

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

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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 specially crafted packets to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1545)

CWE-ID: CWE-1256 - Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to decrypt data.

The vulnerability exists due to a fault injection within the RsaPrivateDecryption() function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/rsa.c. A local user can perform perform a Rowhammer fault injection and gain access to sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.