Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting mbedtls package, versions <2.28.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-MBEDTLS-7010209
  • published 23 May 2024
  • disclosed 31 Jan 2024

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 mbedtls to version 2.28.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mbedtls package and not the mbedtls package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer Overflow vulnerability in Mbed TLS 2.x before 2.28.7 and 3.x before 3.5.2, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DoS) via mbedtls_x509_set_extension().

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High