Integer overflow in mbed TLS - CVE-2024-23775

 

Integer overflow in mbed TLS - CVE-2024-23775

Published: February 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86232
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23775
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ARM
Affected software:
mbed TLS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in mbedtls_x509_set_extension(). A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-23775

Install updates from vendor's website.

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