CVE-2021-38597
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: August 12, 2021 at 02:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorwolfSSL
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
wolfSSL before 4.8.1 incorrectly skips OCSP verification in certain situations of irrelevant response data that contains the NoCheck extension.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/commit/f93083be72a3b3d956b52a7ec13f307a27b6e093x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wolfssl.com/docs/wolfssl-changelog/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-345
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