Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wolfssl package, versions <4.1.0+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-WOLFSSL-514686
  • published16 Jan 2019
  • disclosed16 Jan 2019

Introduced: 16 Jan 2019

CVE-2019-6439  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 wolfssl to version 4.1.0+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wolfssl package and not the wolfssl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

examples/benchmark/tls_bench.c in a benchmark tool in wolfSSL through 3.15.7 has a heap-based buffer overflow.