Resource management error in wolfSSL - #VU59103
Published: December 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59103
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a client side session resumption issue in wolfSSL, when the session resumption cache has been filled up. A remote attacker can hijack session resumption and perform MitM attack against a wolfSSL client or a proxy server that is using wolfSSL to verifying peers.
Affected software
wolfSSL
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
wolfSSL - update to 5.1.0