Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wolfSSL/wolfssh package, versions [,1.4.21)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WOLFSSLWOLFSSH-13653477
  • published22 Oct 2025
  • disclosed21 Oct 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 21 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-11624  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wolfSSL/wolfssh to version 1.4.21 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via the file handles on the SFTP server when receiving a specially crafted packet with a handle size larger than the system handle or file descriptor size, but smaller than the maximum allowed handle size. An attacker can cause memory corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending such a malicious packet.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1