Cryptographic Issues Affecting wolfssl package, versions <4.1.0+dfsg-1
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- published3 Jan 2019
- disclosed3 Jan 2019
Introduced: 3 Jan 2019
CVE-2018-16870 (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.
It was found that wolfssl before 3.15.7 is vulnerable to a new variant of the Bleichenbacher attack to perform downgrade attacks against TLS. This may lead to leakage of sensible data.