Vulnerability identifier: #VU66876
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-1256
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
wolfSSL
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: wolfSSL
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the way wolfSSL handles operations with private ECC keys such as server side TLS connections and creation of ECC signatures. A malicious server can perform fault injection attack on RAM (e.g. using Rowhammer attack) and obtain the ECDSA key.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
wolfSSL: 5.0.0 - 5.4.0
External links
http://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/releases/tag/v5.5.0-stable
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.