CVE-2014-2898
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2020 at 03:42 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorwolfSSL
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
wolfSSL CyaSSL before 2.9.4 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via multiple calls to the CyaSSL_read function which triggers an out-of-bounds read when an error occurs, related to not checking the return code and MAC verification failure.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/126x_refsource_MISCMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/130x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Blog/Entries/2014/4/11_wolfSSL_Security_Advisory__April_9%2C_2014.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.wolfssl.com/yaSSL/Docs-cyassl-changelog.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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