#VU66878 Resource management error in wolfSSL - CVE-2022-38152
Published: August 31, 2022 / Updated: January 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66878
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38152
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
wolfSSL
wolfSSL
Software vendor:
wolfSSL
wolfSSL
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources if using wolfSSL_clear to reset a WOLFSSL object during TLS 1.3 resumption. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.