Information Exposure Affecting wolfssl package, versions <3.13.0+dfsg-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed13 Dec 2017
Introduced: 13 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-13099 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 wolfssl to version 3.13.0+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:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
wolfSSL prior to version 3.12.2 provides a weak Bleichenbacher oracle when any TLS cipher suite using RSA key exchange is negotiated. An attacker can recover the private key from a vulnerable wolfSSL application. This vulnerability is referred to as "ROBOT."
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-13099
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/144389
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-464260.pdf
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-002.txt
- https://github.com/wolfSSL/wolfssl/pull/1229
- https://robotattack.org/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102174
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-13099