CVE-2017-2800 Details
Description
A specially crafted x509 certificate can cause a single out of bounds byte overwrite in wolfSSL through 3.10.2 resulting in potential certificate validation vulnerabilities, denial of service and possible remote code execution. In order to trigger this vulnerability, the attacker needs to supply a malicious x509 certificate to either a server or a client application using this library.
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
No CVSS 4.0 data is available for this CVE.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
No data available for CVSS Version 2.0 on this CVE.
No SSVC data is available for this CVE.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0293 | CVE | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41984/ | CVE | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0293 | [email protected] | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41984/ | [email protected] | ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-295 | Improper Certificate Validation | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| wolfssl wolfssl | <= 3.10.2 |
CPE
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Change History
8 change records found show changes
| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2026 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| May 13, 2026 | CVE Status Change | [email protected] |
| Nov 21, 2024 | CVE Modified | CVE |
| May 14, 2024 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jan 28, 2023 | Modified Analysis | [email protected] |
| Apr 19, 2022 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Aug 16, 2017 | CVE Modified | [email protected] |
| Jun 6, 2017 | Initial Analysis | [email protected] |