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In wolfSSL prior to 5.6.6, if callback functions are...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published Feb 21, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 21, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In wolfSSL prior to 5.6.6, if callback functions are enabled (via the WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS flag), then a malicious TLS client or network attacker can trigger a buffer over-read on the heap of 5 bytes (WOLFSSL_CALLBACKS is only intended for debugging).

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Feb 20, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Feb 21, 2024
Last updated Feb 21, 2024

Severity

Moderate
5.3
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2023-6936

GHSA ID

GHSA-cwpg-8775-j56v

Source code

No known source code

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