PT-2014-4953 · Wolfssl · Cyassl

Suman Jana · Published 2014-04-22 · Updated 2017-07-01 · CVE-2014-2900

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wolfSSL CyaSSL versions prior to 2.9.4

Description The issue is related to the improper validation of X.509 certificates with unknown critical extensions. This allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via crafted X.509 certificates.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.9.4, update to version 2.9.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-2900

Affected Products

Cyassl

References · 8

• http://wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9%2C_2014.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2900 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/57743 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-53 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/66780 · Note
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130 · Note
• http://wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.html · Note
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126 · Note